Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Crary that Major Tousard's vouchers were received. Simmons subsequently issues a new account balance to Crary.
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46. This sum over [undecipherable] Jenkins being the net [undecipherable] for actions and militia to — 22-368
147. 46 Being an error in the addition & the [undecipherable] — 2-[undecipherable]
153 a credit [undecipherable] enclosed in his [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]
154 The known charges for [undecipherable] Indians [fell?] in [undecipherable] — 62-12
29 [undecipherable] The cost overcharged on John Mackay [undecipherable]
April May [June?] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — 12-[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] makes [it?] credit to only [undecipherable] paying for his [undecipherable] — 471-[undecipherable]
For [acct?] Warrant [undecipherable] 219 advanced to [undecipherable] Jenkins on [undecipherable] —
The [expenses?] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Branches for James
& Laborers — not credited on his act
For [undecipherable] 2813 advances [undecipherable] Jenkins on [account?] of his labors
as Superintendent [undecipherable] Treasury — not credited — [undecipherable]
For [undecipherable] 2426 advanced [undecipherable] Brinsley on [undecipherable] and [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] & expenses [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] to [the?] Interpreter — 213.90
For [undecipherable] 2556 in favor of William [Jewett?] & [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for
[Mackay?] on [acct?] of the expenses of establishing an
[undecipherable] at [Harpers?] Ferry — [undecipherable]
See [letter?] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]
* The Secretary of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of Instructions to [undecipherable] Jenkins dated
6 Aug 179[undecipherable] [undecipherable] his compensation to be established by [law?]
[undecipherable] of [undecipherable] April 1794 allows to the Superintendent [undecipherable] per [undecipherable] per Month but [as?] [nations?] —
Compr[ollers?] [undecipherable]
New York [undecipherable]
Accountants Office
December 10, 1793
I have [undecipherable] given [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of this [undecipherable]
to your [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] communications with
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of three
thousand seven hundred fifty five dollars & [undecipherable] to pass [to?]
your credit on the Books of this Office being the sum of your advances
drawn in the said months of November on [acct?] of the [Cont?]
at New York [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] by [grants?] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Crary that Major Tousard's vouchers were received. Simmons subsequently issues a new account balance to Crary.
Date
12/30/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799123021255
Page start
465
Notable persons
Archibald Creary
William Simmons
Archibald Crary
Major Lewis Tousard
Notable locations
New Port, Rhode Island
Accountant's Office
Notable items
fortifications
vouchers
account balance
books
expenditures
settlement

