Estimate on Expenditures of Insurrection in Pennsylvannia
Document 1800Nourse requested estimate of expenditures of military department for volunteer cavalry and infantry to suppress insurrection in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1799, Simmons replied with details. Total amount: $26,424.94. Amount did not include compensation for regular troops.
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[Accountants Office?]
Joseph Nourse Esq
Register of the Treasury &c
&c
March 16 1800
I enclose your note of Friday last requesting and Estimate of the expenditures of the late Insurrection in Pennsylvania which Shews that you will receive herewith amounting to Twenty six thousand four hundred twenty four dollars & ninety four Cents.
Sam &c
W.S.
( Estimate of expenditures in the Military Department on the volunteer Cavalry & Infantry called into service by the President of the United States to suppress an Insurrection in the County of Northumberland State of Pennsylvania in the Year 1799 —
For Pay & Forage of the Cavalry & Pay of the Infantry
as entered on the books of this Office — Dol 23491.99
For subsistance of Do. — — — 559.63
For subsistance of a belonging nature — — — 188.—
for amount paid to be expended in the Dept of the
Quarto master General — — — — — 2782.12
to which add this from being amount supposed to be
due for forage claimed on said detachments & wholes
have not been exhibited for liquidation at this Office: 600.—
Dollars — 7 6621.94
This above does not include any compensations to the Regular
troops employed on the said Expedition —
Department of War
Accountants Office
March 18th 1800
O M. S.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Nourse requested estimate of expenditures of military department for volunteer cavalry and infantry to suppress insurrection in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1799, Simmons replied with details. Total amount: $26,424.94. Amount did not include compensation for regular troops.
Date
03/10/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800031021155
Page start
24
Notable persons
Joseph Nourse
William Simmons
cavalry
infantry
regular troops
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Northampton County
Pennsylvania
Notable items
expenditures
insurrection
pay
compensation

