M^r. John Mackey Harpers Ferry Pa. December 20^th 1799 Sir I had deferred settling your acc^t. from time to time under the expectation that you would have found it convenient to answer my letter to you of the 16 July last, on the subject of certain vouchers to your acc^t. which were suspended & returned to you therewith for further evidence, but not having rec^d. a line from you in return I have now to inform you that your accounts up to the 30 Sep^t. last, have passed examination & that a balance is found remaining in your hands this day amounting to twenty two thousand five hundred seventy three Dollars, & 46/100, with which you stand charged on the Books of this Office, differing from your statement one thousand twenty three Dollars & 79/100, which will be accounted for by the account of differences enclosed for your government. Your Instructions require the sanctions of the Superintendant, to all expenditures made by you on account of the armoury. In this particular the greater part of your vouchers are defective & and altho' they have been admitted in this Instance, a strict compliance with your Instructions will be required in future. Untill further advised, you will continue to render your acc^t. to this Office for settlement in the forms heretofore prescribed to you — Sam H^o 9 h. S. --- Statement of differences arising on the settlement of John Mackey's acc^t Balance due the United States p acc^t. stated in the Accountants Office on the 20 Nov. 1799 . . . . . . . Dollars . . . 22573. 46 Balance due the United States p Acc^t. stated by John Mackey on the 30 Sep^t. 1799 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21712. 37 [underline: Deduct] this sum being an error in carrying the bal. of his account, stated 31 December 1798, to the one stated 31 March 1799 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 44 21711. 93 [underline: Add] this sum being for M^r. Mackey's Salary & rations for the 3^d. Quarter of the Year 1799 not ch^d. in his af . . . . 162. 26 difference — 1023. 79 accounted for as follows — Viz: S.g^t: 10 — This sum overpaid Joseph Perkins being an error in the calculation of his Pay & the am^t. ch^d. for rations, see note at foot * 41. 43¾ 28 . . . d^o. Thompson & Hill being an error in the calculation of their bill . . . . . 13¾ 73 . . . overch^d. in James Buchanon's bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47¾ 74 — . . . Alex^r. Buchanan's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29. 76 . . . . . . Henry Lutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25. 88 . . . . . . Patrick Moher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 28¾ Error in the Calculation of John Mackey's Salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 40 . . . in his subsistence he charges for 145 days 2 ¢ p day — 39. 46¾ whereas he was only entitled to 1 Ration p day & for 124 days only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 53 22. 93¾ For his expences from 3 Sept. to 24 Dec. 1798 in travelling to & from different places, Suspended untill he shews by what authority he went, & complied with directions in letter to him dated 16 July 1799 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 67. 80¾ Continued . . . . D^o. This sum — For his salary from the 6 Aug^t. to 30^th. Aug^t. 1798 as it appears by his Instructions that he was not appointed Pay master till 30^th. Aug^t. 1798 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38. 71 130. 85¾ & being the am^t. of Jos: Perkins bill for horse hire & expences while in going from Philad^a. to Harpers ferry g^o. & returning. & also his exp^s. while with M^r. Brendley to ascertain the course of a canal & is suspended untill you form the original vouchers & the act said to have been sanctioned by the Sec. of War . . . . . . . . . . . . 150. 46 105 . Overpaid Henry Martin, being an error in calculat^g. his Pay — 31¼ " " Ch^t. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 " " James Nicholson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 " " Dennis Byrnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 " " Miles Todd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 " " Sam^t. Aldworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 " " Byron Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/4 " " Hugh Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14/2 " " John Sullender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26/2 " " George Glosford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/4 " " John Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12¾ " " Andrew Cassidy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14/2 " " William Gardner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14/2 " " Frederick Blockburger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 14/2 " " Christian Blockburger . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . 25¾ " " George Benche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35/2 " " Michael Quenneces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 14/2 " " John Bunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . . . — 31 " " David Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . 37/4 4. 73¾ — from which deduct — This sum short p^o. George Mitts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . 8. d^o . . . — . . Fred^k. Owen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — . . . . 10¾ " . " charged the am^t. of Pay Roll for Feb^y. 1799 — 20 38¾ 4. 35 110 For this sum over p^o. Ch^t. Williamson being an error in the 328. 54¾ calculation of his rations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 20 " " overpaid Henry Martin on his rations . . . . . . . . — 20 — 40. 111 " Jos: Perkins being the am^t. of rations ch^d. not entitled to * . . . 24. 137 . Being a part of the amount of John Mackey's acc^t. charged for expen^s. between 6 Jan^y. & 10 March 1799, Suspended untill authority is produced to create the expence & the subordinate vouchers. See letter to M^r. Mackey dated 16 July 1799 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53. 27¾ Being an error in the addition of his acc^t. for the 1^st. Quarter of the Year 1799 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28. 10½