Credit to Account, with details
Document 1800Amount due Jones for furnishing Captain Blue 2/4 cords wood for fuel admitted. Payment to be given by Edward Carrington.
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Lieut. Hugh McCall August 30. 1800
Savannah Georgia
Sir I have received your letter of the 6 Inst
and in answer have to inform you that your accounts
as Pay master of the Troops in Georgia, have this day been
adjusted and a balance found remaining in your hands of
one thousand two hundred & forty seven dollars & 27/100
with which you stand charged on the Books of this Office,
differing from your statement in the sum of $ 661. 24 which
is accounted for as follows – Vizt –
Dr To amot of Voucher N.o 212, in part, for your travelling expences
in receiving Public money, suspended for further
consideration ............................... Dolls 382.
" N.o 283. also for travelling expences ditto do " " " 241.
" N.o 286. being your Recruiting accot Suspended
for want of Vouchers ......... " 230
" Short paid William Cooper Drummer in Capt Tinsley's
Co for Novr & Decr 1795 ........... 50/100
" " overadded in the aggregate amount of Capt
Eaton's Roll for the months of Jany & Feb-
-ruary 1798 ....................-50 1.-
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Cr By this sum receipted for by you, to Constant
Freeman a.W.D. (p. rect dated Decr 16. 1796)
over & above the amot actually recured
by you & now passed to your credit, agre-
-ably to directions from Major Freeman......... 200.-
Dollars..... 661.[undecipherable]
On the examination of your accts the following remarks h[ave]
occured. Vizt –
Willm Cooper, Musici in Capt Tinsley's Co for Sep. & Oct. 1796
short receipted ........................... $2.-
do on Roll, N.o 216, for discharged Soldiers reenlisted 21st
May 1798, is made up & paid on the said Roll
to the 21 June 98, He is also paid on Tinsley Co Roll
from 21 May to the 21 June 98 - he is therefore
overpaid .................................. 4.-
Henry Beard in Capt Tinsley's Co is reduced from Corpo to
Private, on the 17 March 98 & promoted again May 1st
following, but is made up on discharged Roll for the
whole period as Corpt overpaid ............... 2. 80.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Amount due Jones for furnishing Captain Blue 2/4 cords wood for fuel admitted. Payment to be given by Edward Carrington.
Date
08/28/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800082821355
Page start
237
Notable persons
Loftus Jones
William Simmons
Captain Blue
Edward Carrington
supervisor
receipts
Lieutenant Ewell
Notable locations
Northumerland Courthouse, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
books
fuel
wood
vouchers
receipts

