Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1800In reference to the expenditures made on the fortifications at New Port, Simmons submits an exhibit of the prices charged by Archibald Crary for bricks and lime.
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The Secretary of War Accountants Office
Sir January 27th 1800
I presently lay before you with some corrections an Exhibit of the Bricks bought by Mr [undecipherable] for works at [undecipherable], purchased by him for the fortifications at New York Block House shewing at the same time the quantity of Casks of Lime furnished at the three respectively —
Sam E [undecipherable]
Exhibit of the number of Bricks & quantity of Lime furnished by [undecipherable] Henry for the fortifications at New York [Block?] House with the prices paid for the same —
Bricks Price pr Casks of Lime — Price pr Cask
1797
Oct. 15 — 20000 @ $3.375— July 6 6 Casks @ $3.2. [undecipherable]
Nov. 1 — 1400 @ 4— [blank] 4 — 2 —
40000 3.75 [blank] 4 2.33[undecipherable]
Jan. [undecipherable]14 — 17000 @ 3.66[undecipherable]— 14 12 — 3 —
31 — 1380[undecipherable] 25 10 . 85 — 3 —
July 4 — 20[undecipherable] @ 4.375— 21 2 [undecipherable]
10 — 17000 4— 21 ... 26 —
16 — 16200 4.375— 27 ... 30 3 —
29 — 20175[undecipherable] June 3 97 —
31 — 3[undecipherable]00 4.16[undecipherable]— Aug. 16 108 —
Aug. 10 — 5100 20 670 2.90
20 — 5[undecipherable]50 4— 21 335 —
Sept. 4 — 7835 4.50 Sept. 26 145 2.33[undecipherable]
203[undecipherable]50 Aug. 4—
21 — 18500 4.16[undecipherable]
Sept. 29 — 19[undecipherable]71 4—
[undecipherable]6773 —
Department of War
Accountants Office
June 22nd 1800
Furnished to the Secy of War in letter of same date —
[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
In reference to the expenditures made on the fortifications at New Port, Simmons submits an exhibit of the prices charged by Archibald Crary for bricks and lime.
Date
01/22/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800012221155
Page start
482
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Rhode Island

