Accounts Examined and Results Conveyed
Document 1800Accounts for the erecting the fortifications at Boston examined. Commission of Jackson adjusted by Simmons. Credit to account of Jackson.
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Doct George Martin
Fincastle, Botetourt Co
Virginia
Commissary Office
August 30th 1800
Sir
Edward Carrington Esqr has presented to this Office for Settlement your account against the U.S for medicines & attendance to Sundry Sick men of a Detachment of the 2 Regt of Fincastle Virginia under the command of Capt [undecipherable] Payton between 1 July & 31 [undecipherable] 1799 amounting to your statement to [undecipherable] which upon examination has been found correct — You will therefore receive that from Mr Carrington upon granting him the recipts [undecipherable]
Sam [undecipherable] W.
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For [undecipherable] Esqr
[undecipherable] Boston
August 27th 18[undecipherable]
Sir
Your account is kept for disbursements in July [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] purchases visiting [undecipherable] stations have been [undecipherable] & the amount thereon found to be [undecipherable: $2310]
To which has been added the following sums viz.
Your remittances of 2/5 [undecipherable] on 20000 as a part of your disbursements on account of the aforesaid [undecipherable] Debit on $1000 — which with the above sum of [undecipherable] is the aggregate amount of your appointment of [undecipherable] $17.58 being the [undecipherable] thereof owe you on all disbursements above made equally to your Subordinates [undecipherable: — 18.30]
Debit on 7/3 the U.S being the agent of [undecipherable] State Stocks seen to [undecipherable] by you for which amount you are a credit on the [undecipherable] March last without any [undecipherable] being shown you thereof — [undecipherable: — $9.40]
[undecipherable] in Mr [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Accounts for the erecting the fortifications at Boston examined. Commission of Jackson adjusted by Simmons. Credit to account of Jackson.
Date
08/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800082721355
Page start
242
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
William Simmons
supervisor Boston
Notable locations
Boston
Massachusetts
Notable items
fortifications
commission
disbursements
expenditures
horseman's tents
bowl
axes

