Extra clothing allowance for 1790-1792
Document 1792Extra allowances for the years 1790 and 1791 are permitted for: sergeant's suit, corporal's suit, senior musician's suit, and musician's suit.
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William Hill's accot
for clothing, supplied
the troops under the
contract for the year
1791 [REGISTERED]
Accot No 1491
In one Hundred
fifty three Dolls
14/100 Balance of
[undecipherable]
Edward Jones—
[undecipherable] Book 3[?]
p. 684[?] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
The Honble Alexr Hamilton Esqre
Secretary of the Treasury.
1791 To William Hill Dr
Octobr 22d In Cloathing Supply'd the Troops in the Service of
the United States for the Present year, and delivered
agreeably to directions Recd from the Honble Henry
Knox Esqre Secretary of War; viz
[undecipherable] £ 290. 7. 0
√1811 " Vests 10/ 755. 10. 0
√3020 " Linen Overals 11/ 1661. 0. 0
√3020 " Woolen do 13/4 2013. 6. 8
6037 " Shirts 7/ 2112. 19. 0
√6147 " Pair Shoes 5/6 1690. 8. 6
√6040 " " Socks 9d 226. 10. 0
√1500 " " Shoe buckles 1/ 75. 9. 0
√1507 " Stocks 1/ 75. 7. 0
√1558 2 Stock Clasps [undecipherable] 25. 19. 4
√1510 " Hats 6/ 453. 0. 0
1510 " Blankets 9/ 679. 10. 0
£11959. 18. 6
£11959. 18. 6 Dollars at 8/ is /29899. 81
Octobr Price on the following Suits, vizt
86 Sergeants @9?/100 Dolrs 837. 64
86 Corporals 4[undecipherable]/100 " 416. 24
12 Musici[ans] 10[undecipherable]/100 at 434. 2
Amount of Expences of Boxes, Packing 1707. 90
[undecipherable] £5,532. 13. 6 781. 68 /1989. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] /31889. [undecipherable]
1791
April 4th By Cash Receved 5000
May 13 In ditto 5000
June 7 By ditto m 10000
August 25 By ditto [undecipherable] 11000 24000—
New York 22 Octor 1791. Ballance due to William Hill /7889. [undecipherable]
Errors Excepted William Hill [signature]
[strikethrough: Balance due William Hill [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]
[strikethrough: From which deduct [undecipherable]]
[strikethrough: [undecipherable] for cloathing, [undecipherable] allowance [undecipherable]]
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[strikethrough: [undecipherable] Balance to William Hill [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable]]
Auditors Office
Novr 9. 1791
John Whiteth[undecipherable] [signature]
Amount of charges made by him brot forward [undecipherable]
from which deduct an overcharge of [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] the whole being charged
at [undecipherable] amount [undecipherable] should only be [undecipherable]
it makes the remainder at [undecipherable]/100 [undecipherable]
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[Enclosure/s]
Extra Allowance— for the year 1790—
—the Same for the year 1791—
Dollars.
Serjeant's Suit —— 9 74/100 —
Corporal's do: —— 4 84/100.
[undecipherable] — Senior Musician —— 10. 81/100[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] — Musician —— 4[undecipherable] 6/100.
[undecipherable signature]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Extra allowances for the years 1790 and 1791 are permitted for: sergeant's suit, corporal's suit, senior musician's suit, and musician's suit.
Date
1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792999923002
Page start
5
Notable persons
John Stagg
Alexander Hamilton
William Hill
Henry Knox
John White
Edward Jones
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of War
auditor
Sergeant
Corporal
Senior musician
musician
Notable locations
Treasury
War Department
Auditor's Office
Notable items
sergeant's suit, corporal's suit, senior musician's suit, and musician's suit
contract

