Account of Bills
Document 1800Requests funds to pay regular troops for January, February, and March. Lists payments to various people and contractors.
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Knoxville 23 April 18[*]
Sir
I have drawn on you [strikethrough: lately for] the following Bills the amount received ther[e] for being applied to the payment of the regula[r] Troops in this district for the Months of Jan[uary] February and March
February 26th In favour of Henry & Boggs for 3650.
In favour of Samuel C Hall 2000.
27 In favor of Black and Williams 1000
April 10th In favor of James & Alexander
Fulton 2000
11th In favor of Henry & Boggs — 700
In favor of Cpt Edward Butler 1000
10350
April 14th Paid Lieut Chandler
for the army 9924.37
Pd Sundry Men arrearage
by the Accountants Order 346.
10,270.37
Also for the following Bills to discharge subsistence accounts ___
April 9th — In favour of John Love — 200
14th In favour of Lieut John Wallington 300
In favour of Major Peters 500
1000.
April 14th Pd Lieut Chandler for Subsistent accounts 800.66
Besides the Above Bills drew
April 14th In favour of Samuel C Hall for the Use of the Quarter Masters Department 1000.
Also in favour of James and William Park applied to the Recruiting Service 1000.
All which Money has been regularly and faithfully applied —
I am very Respectfully
Sir
your Humb Servt
David Henley Agt War
[The Honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War Philadelphia]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Requests funds to pay regular troops for January, February, and March. Lists payments to various people and contractors.
Date
04/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1800042340101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Henry & Boggs
Samuel Chew Hall
Black & Williams
James Fulton
Alexander Fulton
Captain Edward Butler
Lieutenant Chandler
John Love
Lieutenant John Wallington
Major Peters
Quartermaster's Department
James Park
William Park
recruiting service
agent of war
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Tennessee

