Amount brought forward ......... doll^s. 384 Infantry Privates Coates ............ @ 4⁵⁰/100 ... 1728.— 24 .... d^o ... Sergeants d^o .............. 6⁵⁰/100 .... 156.— 12 ..... d^o ... Musicians d^o .............. 6⁵⁰/100 .... 76.— 384 ... d^o ..... Privates Vests .............. 1 ........ 384.— 24 ... d^o ..... Serg^ts.... d^o .............. 1⁵⁰/100 ...... 36.— 12 ...d^o ....... Musicians d^o .............. 1⁵⁰/100 ..... 18.— 1 ... 1 ...... Privats Battalion long coat } Vest Overalls &Gaters Infantry) .......... }....... 10.— 1 d^o....... d^o ........ d^o. Sergeants ............ 14. 75. 1 Artillery Q^r M^r Serg^t coat Vests & 2 poveralls ..... 20. 25. 1 d^o........ Cadets D^o. D^o. D^o. ............ 16. 75. d Suits Clothing for bargemen Governors Island including Caps & mitts ................. @7.⁷/100 58. 48 6 Watch Coats ........................... 42.— 1 Privates artillery vests overalls & Gaters ......... 3.— 5 p^r Shoes ................. @88^c. 4. 40 124 p^r Socks .................... 7¢ 8. 68 318 Y^ds Oznaburghs for Bed Sacks .....14...... 44. 62 15 Groce Buttons ...................... 15.— 48 p^r Worsted Epaulettes .................. 36.— 7 Pattern Coats including alterations &c @ 10$ ...... 70.— 1 d^o Vest Overalls Pattern & Hat .......... 6.— 4 Stamps for Artillery Buttons ................ 4.— 4 p^r Privates artillery overalls ............... 7. Dollars ...... 10876. 89 You will therefore be pleased to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintendants of Military Stores Sam H^t WS. Sir Accountants Office May 9^th 1800 In addition to the preceeding communication I have to inform you that Ebenezer Stevens Esq^r agent of the War department at New York, has received a credit on the Books of this Office for the following articles Viz^t, 31 Pair of Shoes furnished to Captⁿ Littlefield Company of the 1 Reg^t of A & C .............. $.. 25. 83 740 Pair of Overalls, furnished to the Troops in Garrison in the Harbor of New York, & at West Point in Nov^r & Dec^t. 98 & Jan^y 99 @ $1.50 — 1110.— I inclose the receipts of Capt^s Stelle, Cochrain & Frye. & Lieut^ts Freeman & Livingston for the said Overalls. You will be pleased to make the necessary entries on the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores — Sam H^t W.S. John S Dexter Esq^r Accountants Office Providence R. I. May 10^th 1800 Sir I received your letter dated the 6 Instant enclosing the receipt of John & Bost for three thousand eight hundred ninety two Dollars & ³⁷/100, which will be entered on the Books of this office — Sam H^t W.S. M^r Joseph Williams May 10^th 1800 Pay master Store keeper Springfield M^s Sir I have received your letter of the 29^th Ult^o. and have noted its contents. — There will be no impropriety in permitting the Husbands to sign for their Wives, when/so expressed for services performed at the armory, but in all other cases the vouchers must be complete, so that payments must be made, either to the individuals themselves or to their written order. For the convenience of absent armourers they might leave duplicate orders on you for their Pay; one of which will be a necessary voucher to accompany the charge in your accounts; the other may be retained for your own security.