Delivery of Muster and Pay Rolls
Document 1800Simmons notified Swan that he was to receive the muster and pay rolls of the garrison under command of Major Decius Wadsworth. Rolls were forwarded to the Office erroneously.
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Dan'l. Wharton Jun'r Accountants' Office
Wilmington Del'e Sepr 8. 1800
Sir
I have now to inform you of the settlement of your account of supplies to the Garrison of Fort Johnson on March to April 1800 amount'g to [undecipherable] from statement, from which has been deducted and the vouchers now returned to you, that the parties from whom you purchased may place their acc't to the accounts. Viz:
No 1. M. Clancy's bill for bon ware . . . 11.22
" 6. T. Fontaine 16. for [undecipherable] . . . 24.61
" 3. M. Clancy's for Groceries . . . 46.81
" 11. J. [undecipherable] . . . 11 to May . . . 7.3[undecipherable]
90.7[undecipherable]
Previous charges thereon [undecipherable] . . . 2.0[undecipherable]
leaving the sum of . . . 9.D . . . 7[undecipherable]
to be placed to your credit against the sum of $100 it with which your final charge – the balance of [undecipherable] you will
[call?] the accountant for on the books of this Office –
I am &c
[signature]
Caleb Swan Esqr [undecipherable]
Sir
Herewith you will receive the Muster & Pay Roles of the Garrison under command of Major [undecipherable] [undecipherable] – they were forwarded by that Officer to this Office [undecipherable].
I am &c
[signature]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons notified Swan that he was to receive the muster and pay rolls of the garrison under command of Major Decius Wadsworth. Rolls were forwarded to the Office erroneously.
Date
09/09/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800090921055
Page start
248
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Decius Wadsworth
paymaster general
Notable items
rolls
musters
pay rolls

