John S Dexter Esq^r Sup^t Providence R.S. Sir Accountants Office December 19 1799 I received your letter of the 12 Inst^t enclosing the receipt of John & [undecipherable]s for One thousand fifty one Dollars & 9/100 which will be entered on the Books of this Office— Sam &c W.S. The Secretary of War December 19 1799 Sir Agreeably to the request contained in your letter dated the 12 Instant, I proceeded to collect the disbursements under the different heads pointed out & now inclose the following Statements Viz— 1^st Statement of monies applied for the defence of certain Ports in the United States in pursuance of the act to provide for the defence of certain Ports & Harbors in the United States, passed the 20 March 1794, distinguishing the monies expended in each Year, from and after the passing the act upon the Fortifications of each Harbor, to the 1 October 1799 amounting to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dollars 270493.9 2^d Statement of monies expended in the purchase and procuring of Cannon & Cannon Shot, from and after the passing of the Act to provide for the defence of certain Ports and Harbors in the United States passed the 20 march 1794, to the 1 October 1799, distinguishing the amount expended in each year, am^tg to D^rs 39930.29 As relates to the request of the 3^d Statement, I have to observe that no monies have been specifically advanced from this Office for Salt Petre & Gun Powder. But m^r Francis the Purveyor received on the 27 July last a Warrant for D^rs 25000, on account of "Purchasing Arms & Ammunition" what proportion of this sum has been applied to procuring of Powder or Salt Petre or whether any part has been so applied I cannot ascertain, as the acc^ts of M^r Francis are not yet rendered for the expenditures of that sum — Sam &c W.S. --- Statement of monies expended in the purchase & procuring of Cannon & Cannon Shot from & after the passing of the "Act to provide for the defence of certain Ports & Harbors in the United States" passed the 20^th day of march 1794, to the 1 October 1799, distinguishing the amount expended in each Year — Amount expended in the Year 1794 . . . . . . . . . . . 300 — d^o . . . . . . . d^o . . . . . . . d^o . . . . . 1795 . . . . . . . . . . 608 — d^o . . . . . . . d^o . . . . . . . d^o . . . . . 1796 . . . . . . . 2132 33 d^o . . . . . . . d^o . . . . . . . d^o . . . . . 1797 . . . . . . . 5689 66 d^o . . . . . . d^o . . . . . . d^o . . . . . 1798 . . . . . . . . 920 50 d^o . . . . . . d^o from 1 Jan^y to 1 October 1799 . . . 30189 80 Dollars . 39930 29 Department of War Accountant's Office December 19^th 1799 W.S. --- Statement of monies applied for the defence of certain Ports in the United States in pursuance of the act to provide for the defence of certain Ports & Harbors in the United States, passed the 20 march 1794 distinguishing the monies [expended] in each Year, from and after the [passing of the act] upon the Fortifications of each Harbor, to the 1^st October 1799 — | Names of Places Fortified | in 1794 dolls cts | in 1795 dolls cts | in 1796 dolls cts | in 1797 dolls cts | in 1798 dolls cts | in 1799 dolls cts | Total dollars cts | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Portland district of Maine | 280 — | 791 — | 309 — | 68 25 | 1200 — | 4264 0 | √ 6692 31 | | Portsmouth New Hampshire | 93 00 | 260 — | 310 — | — | 1000 — | 2000 — | √ 1432 60 | | Salem — Massachusetts | 300 — | — | 505 5[?] | — | — | 6000 — | √ 2093 60 | | Marblehead — | 400 2[?] | 1011 65 | — | 114 54 | — | — | √ 7935 59 | | Boston | 500 — | 1342 50 | 108 91 | — | 5900 — | 30000 — | √ 1838 77 | | New Port Rhode Island | 330 — | 864 75 | 200 85 | — | — | 7520 — | √57463 66 | | New London Connecticut | 1327 — | 943 88 | 1124 — | — | 3011[?] 24 | 30116 18 | √ 9014 73 | | New York | 4030 — | 6806 [?] | 1088 50 | — | 12570[?] 32 | 23000 51[?] | √69050 96 | | Philadelphia | 500 — | 1658 — | — | 802 — | 17624 38 | 4465 [?] | √41284 52 | | Baltimore | 3210 55 | 900 [?] | — | — | — | 402 — | √25364 9 | | Annapolis | — | 903 [?] | — | — | — | — | √ 268 30[?] | | Norfolk | 800 — | 1193 [?] | — | — | — | 5333 33 | 4806 35 | | Alexandria | 2418 — | 1208 — | 1430 65 | — | — | 11500 — | V 2008 — | | Cape Fear River & Ocracock Inlet | 3650 — | 1463 [?] | 1149 — | 212 — | — | — | V 10645 [?] | | Charleston S: Carolina | 250 — | 1625 [?] | — | — | 4205 93 | 2000 — | V 22502 43[?] | | Georgetown S: Carolina | 1030 — | — | — | — | — | — | V 250 — | | Savannah Georgia | — | 86 — | 426 — | — | — | — | V 1562 — | | St Marys | — | — | — | — | — | 2000 — | V 2000 — | | [undecipherable] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dollars 270493.9 Department of War Accountant's Office Dec 19, 1799