Update on Accounts and Payment
Document 1800William Crafts received credit to account. Updates on account of Major Constant Freeman also made, Simmons requested Hodgdon make the appropriate changes to the books of the Superintendent of Military Stores.
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[underline: Accounted for as follows ....... Vizt]
Dr To this amount suspended on last Settlement being for
Commissions charged by him, now finally disallowed,
in being credited for the proper commission
as per Contra .......................... $1072.37
To do disallowed being for like commission charged
by him .... do .... do ........... 70.81
$ 1143.18
Cr By this amt short added in the aggregate
amount of his General Abstract ...... $1.—
By amount of Commissions allowed him
as fixed by the Secy of War, — Vizt:—
on $21000,— being the amount of sundry
sums transmitted to him to be paid
to Thos Bennett, on account of his Contr.
entered into with D. Defansure late Agent
for erecting certain Fortifications on Shutes
Folly, dated 1 July 1798, @ 1pct ...... 210.—
on $36158.38, being the residue of his
expenditures on acct of the Dept of War
up to the 30 April 1800 @ 2/2 pct .... 903.95 1113.95
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Saml Hodgdon Esqr Accountants Office
Supt of M. S. Philada August 30 1800
Sir
William Crafts Esqr Agent of the War Dept
at Charleston So Ca, has received a credit on the Books of this Office
for two Boats with Sails &c stated by Major Constant [undecipherable]
to have been furnished for the use of Forts Moultrie & Johnston
by order of General Pinckney ............. Vizt
Paid for a Boat for Fort Moultrie .......... $ 120.—
" " do for Fort Johnston ............ 132.[undecipherable]
" 3 pieces Ravens duck for Sails .......... 45.—
" making 2 Suits of Boat Sails, Rope &c ... 24.[undecipherable]
Dolls 322.
for which you will be pleased to make the necessary entries
on the Books of the Superintendent of military Stores —
Sam &c
[W.S.]
George Harrison Esqr Accountants Office
Philada August 30 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 27 Inst
with the accounts &Vouchers of the late Surveyor, therein mentioned
which are filed for examination & you will be informed of
the result — Sam &c
[W.S.]
Edward Carrington Esqr August 30 1800
pr Richmond Va
Sir
The Treasurer of The United States will
remit you the sum of one hundred & eighteen dollars & 25/100 —
which you will please pay to Dr George Martin upon
his granting you the necessary receipts, it being the amount
of his acct for medicine administered to & attendance
on Sundry sick men of a detachmt of the 8t Regt at Fincastle
Virginia under the command of Capt Garnet Peyton between 1st
July & 21 Feby 1799 —
I inclose you my letter to Doctr Martin, left
open for your perusal, after which you will please enclose
it & forward it as directed —
Sam Ac
[W.S.]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
William Crafts received credit to account. Updates on account of Major Constant Freeman also made, Simmons requested Hodgdon make the appropriate changes to the books of the Superintendent of Military Stores.
Date
08/30/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800083021655
Page start
240
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
William Simmons
superintendent military stores
Major Constant Freeman
William Crafts
General Pinckney
agent war department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Accountant's Office
Charleston South Carolina
Fort Moultrie
Fort Johnston
Notable items
credit
books
ravens duck
sails
rope
suits


