Settlement of Accounts
Document 1800Upon settlement of the accounts of Elijah and Simon House, contractors of Connecticut, a credit to their account was made for the following articles: Capt. William Young's Company, Lieut. William Steele at Fort Trumbull.
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M: Caleb Gibbs
Boston
Sir
Accountants Office
May 19th 1800
I have received your letter Dated the 1 Inst with your account for mustering & Inspecting Capt Gibbs's Company of the 2d Regt of S.E.G. from 1 July 97 to 31 Oct 1797 amounting to .................. Dolls 52:
from which has been deducted
this from charged for Oct 1797 before which time it appears by the muster Rolls that they were not mustered by you ............... — 30:—
to which add
amount of your account for Postage of letters on public Service from January 1797 to January 1800 ............... 2:20
Bottom 32:21
Leaving an amount of Thirty two Dollars & [undecipherable] for which sum you will receive from [undecipherable] Jackson Supervisor Boston granting your duplicate recepts — Saml & [undecipherable]
May 12th 1800
Saml Hodgdon Esq.
Inspr Gl M.S.
Sir
On Settlement of the accounts of Alpho Johnson
House Contractor, Connecticut, they have received & Placed in this Office, for the following articles — Vizt:
To Capt William Strong's Company —
1 Large Tin Drum 47 Cts 1 Small at 1/6 Cts & Tin platter 70 2/3 Dts
2 Tin Kettles at Cts 1 Knives & Forks 1[undecipherable] Cts 1 tin cup at 87/6 [undecipherable]
10 Foot furnished by order of Lieut Gordon[undecipherable]
Allow for hire $3:Dts 2 Soldiers 1$ Dts 1 Barrel Strong Pork 1/6 Cts 45
1 Months Table for the Hospital ............... [undecipherable]
1 flour Sacks Wrought for at ............... [undecipherable]
amounting to [undecipherable] Dolls 14:[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Upon settlement of the accounts of Elijah and Simon House, contractors of Connecticut, a credit to their account was made for the following articles:
Capt. William Young's Company, Lieut. William Steele at Fort Trumbull.
Date
05/12/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800051221455
Page start
148
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
Captain William Young
Lieutenant William Steele
superintendent military stores
Notable locations
Fort Trumbull
Connecticut
Notable items
barge
padlock
barrel and brass cock
marble tile for hospital
scales
weights
books
entries

