Credit to Account, with details
Document 1800Accounts for the fortifications at New Port,RI examined and credit to account given. Remaining balance due the United States which differs from the sum stated by Crary.
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David Henley Esqr
Agent for the War Dept
Nashville Tennessee
Accountants Office
August 20. 1800
Sir
Your letter under the 6 inst. enclosing the [undecipherable] of your Muster Rolls for the month of June is received — [undecipherable] those whose reports forwarded to this Office —
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Archibald Carey Esqr
Agent of [undecipherable]
New York, Rhode Island
August 19. 1800
Sir
Your account & receipts for disbursements on account of the fortifications at New York Rhode Island between the 17 June & 31 July have been received & the Sum of eight thousands one hundred [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] is passed to your credit on the Books of this Office leaving a balance of [undecipherable] thousand nine hundred thirty five dollars [undecipherable] due to the United States & [undecipherable] from your [undecipherable] which is accounted for as follows viz —
This sum being amount of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of errors on last [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] account of differences [undecipherable] to you on the 21 July ............... $248.79
It arising on your having charged your Commission of 1½% on 12000.00 instead of [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] of your [undecipherable] $29.10
[undecipherable] this [undecipherable] as the [undecipherable] balance of your a[ccount] being [undecipherable] by you [undecipherable] instead of [undecipherable] 600—
[undecipherable: probable reading $1324]
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accounts for the fortifications at New Port,RI examined and credit to account given. Remaining balance due the United States which differs from the sum stated by Crary.
Date
08/19/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800081921155
Page start
226
Notable persons
Archibald Crary
William Simmons
agent of fortifications
Notable locations
New Port, Rhode Island
Notable items
account
receipts
expenditures
fortifications
settlement
vouchers
balance
commissions

