Department of War [Accountant's Office] April 16^th 1800 Sir, The enclosed Statement will answer the questions stated by you relative to M^r. [McDermott?] — in your letter dated the 15^th. You will thereby perceive that the amount of monies received by him is Dolls 11628. 32/100. that the amount of receipts admitted is Dolls 4954.64/100 — that the amount of receipts not admitted is Dolls 3281.2[4]/100, and that [undecipherable] will show the amount of each month's pay he received for the troops to which he was appointed Pay master. — I am not in possession of any information from [undecipherable] on the subject, neither can I add any to the Statement [undecipherable]. It will be understood [that] M^r. McDermott has received other monies with which he stands charged on the books of this Office — I am Sir very respectfully Your most Ob^dt [signature] [undecipherable] Acct. Dep^t of War [undecipherable] The Hon. G.M. Anderson in Senate. [Enclosure] Paul M^cDermott, pay Master to the United States [Dr.] for the following sums received of [undecipherable] S[ergeant?], [undecipherable] for [pay?] the Cavalry under command of Maj. B^vt. [Samuel?] Morgan [undecipherable] Cap. M. [Kavanaugh?] Troop from [undecipherable] to 8 Months [undecipherable] 1832.00 Ditto of Mar[ch] to [June?] 1857.32 Cap. John [Amerson?] Troop from 15 [undecipherable] to 8^th March 1351.[undecipherable] Ditto [undecipherable] Mar[ch] to 8^th April [undecipherable] 2675.26 Cap. [Seph.?] J. Dew Troop from 15 February to 10 March ... 1139.69 Ditto ... 15 Mar[ch] to 8^th April 1139.69 2279.38 [776?.9?] for those sums received at [undecipherable] for the [Lexington?] under the command of Maj. Gen^l. [Samuel?] Morgan for the [third?] Month ............... 3[0]86.30 C^r. [1]1028.32 By those sums paid Captain John [Amerson?] ... 7675.80 Ditto ... Captain [Lieut?] D. [undecipherable] ... 2279.38 4954.64 Balance due The United States D^r. [6]073.68 Exclusively of the above amount he has paid Captain [Randolph?] [3281.23?] which amount does not correspond with the pay rolls on which M^r. McDermott received the advances from Colonel [Smith?] and is therefore suspended until further information is obtained from him respecting the difference, of which he has been notified by letter dated [undecipherable] Department of War Accountant's Office April 18^th 1800 [signature] [Enclosure] June 4^th 1795 We whose names are hereunto [subscribed?] have rec^d of Cornet James [Dale?] thirty two Cents [?] the full balance due us by M^r. McDermott Pay Master to Cavalry James [Cleswort?] John [McBrown?] George [Burns?] 63 We whose names are above written do acknowledge the receipt of thirty two Cents each paid by James [Dale?] for M^r. [?] McDermott late pay master to the Cavalry on May [undecipherable], [1795?] Morgan's army — it being of full satisfaction for balance due us by said McDermott on our first [undecipherable] months [undecipherable] pay to [undecipherable] as [this?] 9^th day of June 1795 John [Garr?] [Partrick?] [Cassebrand?] Mark Daniel [?] [Marshall?] 64 [Enclosure] The United States to Paul McDermott for Subsistence D^r. | Commencements of Subsistence | Expiration of Subsistence | number of days | Rations p^r day | Total of rations | Where due | Price of rations Ct. mills | Amount Doll. Ct. mills | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1^st July 1795 | 9^th July 1796 | 9 | 2 | 18 | Fort Defiance | 33 4 | 6 1 2 | | 10 do. 1796 | 31 do. 1796 | 22 | 2 | 44 | Greene Ville | 22 5 | 9 90 — | | 1 August 1796 | 13 August 1796 | 13 | 2 | 26 | Fort Defiance | 33 4 | 8 68 4 | | 14 do. 1796 | 16 Sep^t. 1796 | 33 | 2 | 66 | Detroit | 33 1 | 26 84 0 | | 16 Sep^t. 1796 | 25 do. 1796 | 10 | 2 | 20 | S^t. Mary's [?] | 23 9 | 4 78 — | | 26 do. 1796 | 31 Oct^r. 1796 | 36 | 2 | 72 | Kentucky | 13 [undecipherable] | 9 44 — | | 1 Nov^r. 1796 | 31 Dec^r. 1796 | 61 | 2 | 122 | Tennessee | 17 — | 20 74 0 | | 1 Jan^y 1797 | 26 July 1797 | 208 | 2 | 416 | Ditto | 17 — | 70 72 — | | | | | | | Dollars | | 151 12 2 | 59