Improper Requisition of Goods from Contractors
Document 1800Accounts 1-92 sent to Swan to be entered on his books and charged to the officers in question for improper requisition of goods from contractors.
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Caleb Swan Esqr
P. M. G.
Sir
Accountants Office
May 20th 1800
I herewith transmit you several accounts (numbered from 1 to 92) to be charged to the Officers therein mentioned, being their improper requisitions upon the contractors as explained in the accounts Viz:t.
No 1 against Colt Moore of 10 Regt for fuell & Quarters .... Dr 134. 51
" 2 " Lieutt Wm Bocks 12t " forage of his Horse ..... 17. 20
" 3 " " R Sevingston do " do " do ..... 34. 99
" 4 " Surgte mate John H Douglass do .... do .... 35. —
" 5 " Major Fonday of 12t Regt do 2 do ..... 79. 76
" 6 " Lieutt H. W. Ludlow do .... do of his horse ..... 26. 53
" 7 " Capt H. Brady of 10 Regt for fuell & Straw ..... 6. 30
[11 by Duncan] " 8 " Lt Robt Duncan 14t " do & quarters ..... 9. 56
" 9 " Saml Flagg do .... do ..... 6. 49
" 10 " John Sharp of the 10 Regt for a Coffin &c ..... 24. 41
" 11 " Cadet Jno Reed " 2d " A & B for fuell ..... 9. 18
[Setd] " 12 " Lieutt Jno Millroy of 11 Regt for do ..... 39. 37
" 13 " Capt P. Shoemaker of 2d ... for this sum in cash: 136. 50
" 14 " Lieut R. Chambers .... 10t for fuell ......... 10. 50
[Setd] " 15 " " B. Warrell 11t " horse hire .......... 6. 52
" 16 " " B. Wallace 10t " extra Whiskey .......... 10. 35
" 17 " Capt S. McKinney do ..... do .... do .......... 13. 28
" 18 " " D. Duncan do ..... do .... do .......... 15. 75
[Setd by Duncan] " 19 " " S Draper " 14t for Wood & Quarters .......... 10. 58
[Sett by Duncan] " 20 " Lt Isaac Round Dr for do .... do .......... 6. 49
[do — do] " 21 " Capt Erasmus Babbett do " fuell & Quarters .......... 10. 58
" 22 " Lt Carey Clarke ... 16t .... Rations do & do .......... 12. 98
[Sett by Duncan] " 23 " Lt Colt N. Vee .... 14t " Tations & Quarters .......... 26. 28
[do .... do] " 24 " Major Jno Walker of do " fuell for Quarters ......... 66.
[do .... do] " 25 " Capt Solt Phelps of do " do & Quarters ......... 14. 35.
[No 26 against Capt Saml Jordan of 15 Regt for fuell & Quarters Dr 13. 3[undecipherable]
[✓] " 27 " Capt George Billinghast " 16t do Quarters & Rations. 89. 7[undecipherable]
[✓] " 28 " Capt S Dunham do do do & do ....... 17. 7[undecipherable]
[✓] " 29 " Lt S. M. Kelley do do do & do ....... 12. 9[undecipherable]
" 30 " " Jesse Lull of the 16 Regt for do ... do & do ....... 16. 5[undecipherable]
[✓] " 31 " " Israel Bartlet do ....... do ....... do ..... do ..... 12. 9[undecipherable]
[✓] " 32 " " C Whipple do ....... do ..... do ..... do ..... 12. 9[undecipherable]
[✓] " 33 " " G S Whipple do do do do ..... 12. 9[undecipherable]
[✓] " 34 " Capt Danl Bissell do ..... do ..... do ..... do ..... 12. 9[undecipherable]
[✓] " 35 " Majr C Lynde " do do ..... do ..... do ..... 30. 6[undecipherable]
[✓] " 36 " Capt Wm Woodward do ..... do ..... do ..... do ..... 17. 8[undecipherable]
" 37 " Maj. T. Darling do ..... do ..... do ..... do ..... 67. 30
[Setd by Duncan] " 38 " " Lieutt Rufus Child 14 Regt for fuell & quarters ..... 6. 4[undecipherable]
[Sett by Duncan] " 39 " " Wm Gardiner do ....... do ..... & do ..... 6. 4[undecipherable]
[do ... do] " 40 " Surgn Chs Blake do ....... do ..... do ..... 15. 7[undecipherable]
[do do] " 41 " Lieut John Wheelwright do ...... do & Quarters ..... 6. 49
[do — do] " 42 " " Jacob Allen do ....... do ..... & do ..... 6. 49
[Setd by Duncan] " 43 " " James Gardiner do ...... do & do ..... 6. 49
[Sett by Duncan] " 44 " " Dunt Hastings do ....... do ..... & do ..... 9. 4[undecipherable]
[do — do] " 45 " Capt Jno Tollman do ..... do ..... do ..... 10. [undecipherable]
[Sett by Duncan] " 46 " Lieut Thos Hale do ....... do ..... do ..... 6. 49
[Sett by Duncan] " 47 " " Chs Hunt do ....... do ..... do ..... 6. 49
[do do] " 48 " " Thos Durant do ..... " do ..... & do ..... 6. 49
[do — do] " 49 " " Wm Leverett do ..... do ..... do ..... 6. 49
[✓] " 50 " " Whipple Lovetts 16t ....... do ..... do ..... 11. 91
" 51 " " Ozeas Danforth do ....... — Quarters ..... 10. 25
" 52 " " Thos Brinley do ...... do ..... 10. 25
" 53 " Majr D. Jackson of 2d Regt A & B for Rations Quarters & Fuell 222. [undecipherable]
" 54 " Lt Thos Lee 10 Regt for fuell ......... 10. [undecipherable]
" 55 " Capt Jno Henry 2 A & B for fuell ..... 6. 2[undecipherable]
" 56 " Lieut Francis Farrshee of 8 Regt for do ....... 17. 4[undecipherable]
" 57 " Capt Presley Thornton of do ....... do ..... 16. 62
" 58 " Lieut Hugh McAllister of do " do ..... 15. 7[undecipherable]
" 59 " Lieutt John Hancock " 2d Regt of A & B for Cash 15. 7[undecipherable]
" 60 " Capt Joseph Brock " 4th Regt in lieu of fuell ..... 21. —
" 61 " Waters Clark Adjt 13 Regt for forage ......... 17. [undecipherable]
" 62 " Lieut T. Mosely of do for do ......... 17. 7[undecipherable]
" 63 " Lt Colt A. Ogden of the 4t Regt do ..... 33. [undecipherable]
No 64 against George N Ogden of do for do ................. Dr 26. 82
" 65 " Surgt mate N. Howell for do ................. 25. 53
" 66 " Lt John Mc Whorter of 11 Regt for forage ......... 26. 82
" 67 " Surgt Jno Chestwood " 11 Regt do ......... 53. 6[undecipherable]
" 68 " Major McShute of the 11 Regt do ......... 53. 72
" 69 " " Jno Ripley of the 13 do ..... do ......... 35. [undecipherable]
" 70 " " do ..... do ..... do ..... do ......... 34. 41
" 71 " " McShute " 11 ...... do ......... 34. 41
" 72 " Surgt mate No Howell do ..... do ......... 17. 21
" 73 " do Timothy Pierce of 13 Regt for do ......... 34. 98
" 74 " Lieut John G McWhorter of 11 ..... do ......... 17. 21
" 75 " Surgt John Chestwood do ..... do ......... 34. 41
" 76 " Surgt mate S. G. Menans do ..... do ......... 53. 1[undecipherable]
" 77 " do John Orton of 13th do ......... 23. 54
" 78 " Lieutt Sad Gordon of do do ......... 34. 98
" 79 " " Truman Mosely do ..... do ......... 17. 21
" 80 " " James Smith " 12 Regt for Cash ......... 20. 50
" 81 " do ............... do ..... " forage ......... 20. 84
" 82 " Surgt Joseph Towbridge 13 Regt " do ......... 69. 55
" 83 " Adjt R. L. Livingston ......... do ......... 8. 88
" 84 " do Wm Bocks for forage of his Horse ......... 23. 63
" 85 " Major D. S. Fonday of 12 Regt for forage 17. 76
" 86 " Adjt Waters Clark of 13 Regt do ......... 17. 20
" 87 " Lieut A. M. Lusk of the 7t Regt in lieu of fuell. 9. 5[undecipherable]
" 88 " Surgt mate Thads Capron 7 " do ......... 8. 40
" 89 " Lt John Braham of do ..... do ......... 10. 50
" 90 " Capt Edmund Clarke do ..... do ......... 8. 40
" 91 " Lieutt James Brown 8t " do ......... 25. 20
" 92 " Capt Gart Peyton of the 8 Regt in lieu of Quarters ..... 41. —
" 93 " " James Bennett of " 12. for fuell ..... 8. 20
" 94 " Major Wm Willcocks for forage ......... 7. 64
" 95 " Lt Colt Wm S Smith of 12 Regt for do & Rations ..... 527. 9[undecipherable]
" 96 " Lt R L Livingston of do for Quarters ......... 7. 68
amog to ..... Dr [undecipherable]
for which you will please to make the necessary arrangements for
Stopping the respective sums from their pay & emoluments — Sam H
[signature]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accounts 1-92 sent to Swan to be entered on his books and charged to the officers in question for improper requisition of goods from contractors.
Date
05/30/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800053021455
Page start
163
Note
Cited in Simmons to Swan, 06/02/1800; Cited in Simmons to Swan, 05/30/1800.
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
contractors
officers
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
improper requisitions
pay
emoluments

