Account of General Clark
Document 1786Account of Colonel Clark's expenditures as commander of the North Carolina Brigade in the Revolutionary War
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[D[r] Thomas Clarke's Acco.t with the United States] Cr
Dollars Dollars
1778 Sep. 28 By Dollars to Cap.t Liet. Jn.o G. Scull to Enlist Soldiers for the [1st] Reg.t 100.
1779 Feb.y 26 By D.o to Cap.t Howell Tatum: to D.o 400.
By D.o to Cap.t G. Jn.o McRee . to D.o 400.
By D.o to Lieut. Nat. Hays . to D.o 220.
Mar. By D.o to Major Jn.o B. Ashe for Officers of the 1st Reg.t D.o 16630.
23 By D.o to Cap.t. Tho.s Callender — D.o 500.
Apr. 27 By D.o to Lieut. Dixon Marshall, D.o 500. 18,750
1778 Octob.r 3 By D.o to Lieut. Evans of the 2d Reg.t D.o 100.
1779 Feb.y By D.o to Lieut. Col.o Harney for the Officers of the 2d Reg.t 6160.
By D.o to Major Murfree for D.o 12,490. 18,750
By Lieut. Tho.s Callenders Acting Paymaster to the 1st Reg.t Rect.
for the Dollars charged on the Debit Side Dec. 1779 18,000
1781 April By Specie dollars to Cap.t Tho.s Callender Paymaster to the 1st Reg.t
being 9 days pay to the Officers & Staff of S.d Reg.t & the Brigade Staff 261 60/90
By D.o to Cap.t Rob.t Jenner Paymaster to the 2d Reg.t, for the Officers
& Staff of the S.d Reg.t 173 [undecipherable]/90
By D.o Cap.t [undecipherable] Ballard, Paymaster of the 3d Reg.t for D.o 135 [undecipherable]/90
By D.o to Cap.t [undecipherable] Kingsbury, of the Artillery, for Officers D.o Cap.t 35 -
By D.o 9 days [undecipherable]
1778 Dec. By Dollars paid Cap.t [undecipherable] purchasing Commissary to the N.o
Carolina Brigade 8930
By Expences in passing the Said Commissary 33
By Dollars paid the Rev. Adam Boyd for a hhd of Rhum for the Brigade 1070.
1779 Feb.y By D.o to Lieut. Peter Bacot [a] Issuing Commissary to D.o to
purchase to purchase Brandy for D.o 486 10,519
1780 [—] By a Sealed paper inclosing the S.d Dollars mentioned on the debit
side taken out of Col.o Clarke trunk at Hillsborough by [undecipherable]
Jimison a Soldier [&] attendant on the Baggage sent from Charleston
previous to that place being invested — N.B M.r Duncan should
have paid this Sum with more Arrears due to the Officers &
Soldiers in the Year 1777 therefore was refused as a great defacia-
tion had taken place when Col.t Clark [undecipherable] the Money 1066 [undecipherable]/90
Dollars 67,712 [undecipherable]/90
I swear that the above is a just and true account of the expenditure of all
Public Money's recieved by me or by my Order from the United States &
that I have Vouchers for every Article mentioned, the last of 1066 2/3 Dollars
excepted
1439 X Sworn to before me this [undecipherable] Tho.s Clarke B.G.
24th Day of June 1786
Brunswick County — Tho.s Neale Jus.t J.P.
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D.o Thomas Clark Col.t Comd.t N.o Carolina Bri[gade]
Dollars Dollars
1778 Sep. To Continental dollars to Enlist Soldiers by Gen.l Orders 12500.
1779 Mar. To D.o for D.o 25000.
37,500.
1779 Dec. To an Order on the Paymaster General as pay to the 1st
Reg.t Rec.d by Lieut. Slade for 18,000.
1781 Apr. To Cash sent by a Flag & deliv.d by M.r Foster for the use of the
Officers of N.o Carolina Brigade prisoners at Haddrells Point 627 [undecipherable]/90
[17—] Oct. to Continental [dollars] procured from Congress by the Hon.ble Cornelius
Harnett Esq.r & [undecipherable] Williams, Esq.r on Acc.d of the State of N.o Carolina
& forwarded by the hands of Cap.t Jo.s Read for the purpose of Supplying
the N.o Carolina Brigade with Necessaries of Rum, Sugar &c 10,000.
1778 Nov. To Continental dollars Rec.d by the Hon.t Jno Williams & Corn.s
Harnett Esq.rs from Cap.t Rob.t Duncan sometimes Paymaster
to the 4th Reg.t being in part of Arrears Due by him to some
Officers & Soldiers of the Brigade, forwarded by the hands of Cap.t
Ja.s Read 1066 60/90
Balane Due to Col. Tho.s Clark Overpaid by him for purchasing
Necessaries for the Brigade 519
Doll.rs 67,712 [undecipherable]/90
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Account [of] Thomas Clark
with
the United States
Type
Document Signed
Description
Account of Colonel Clark's expenditures as commander of the North Carolina Brigade in the Revolutionary War
Date
06/24/1786
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Brunswick County
Document number
1786062451101
Notable persons
Colonel Thomas Clark
North Carolina Brigade
United States
Captain-Lieutenant G. Scully
soldiers
Captain Howell Tatum
Captain McRee
Lieutenant Robert Hays
Major John B. Ashe
officers of the 1st Regiment
Captain Thomas Callender
Lieutenant Dixon Marshall
Lieutenant Evans of the 2nd Regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Harney
officers of the 2nd Regiment
Major Murfee [ Murfree ]
Lieutenant Thomas Callender
acting paymaster to the 1st Regiment
officers and staff
brigade staff
Captain Robert Fenner
paymaster to the 2nd regiment
Captain Ballard
paymaster of the 3rd regiment
Captain John Kingsbury
artillery corps
Captain Jesse Hunt
purchasing commissary to the North Carolina Brigade
Reverend Adam Boyd
Lieutenant Peter Bascot
issuing commissary
John Simpson
soldier and attendant
Mr. Duncan
officers and soldiers
paymaster general
Lieutenant Slade
Mr. Fisher
officers of the North Carolina Brigade prisoners at Haddrils Point
Congress
Cornelius Harnett
John Williams
state of north carolina
Captain Read
Captain Robert Duncan
paymaster to the 4th regiment
Notable locations
Hillsborough
Charleston
Brunswick County
Haddrils Point
north carolina
Notable items
account
dollars
1778
1779
1780
1781
September
February
March
April
October
December
enlist
regiment
specie dollars
pay
expenses
commissary
hogshead of rum
brandy
sealed paper
debit
trunk
baggage
sum
arrearage
1777
depreciation
money
expenditure
public monies
vouchers
article
continental dollars
general orders
November
order
cash
flag
supplying
necessaries
rum
sugar
arrears due
balance due
overpaid

