Enclosure of Account Information and Vouchers
Document 1800Letter with accounts and vouchers for recruiting services from John Fergus sent to Swan by Peter Hagner for examination and settlement. Also included: a letter from James Maddock for his son, request for letter to be forwarded. Request to Swan because he holds musters and can therefore locate Maddock's son.
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John [Woodward?] Esqre Department of War
New London [undecipherable] Accountants Office
February 27 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 22nd inst: with the enclosures, the examination of your accounts will e e r p on and you shall be informed of the result.
[undecipherable] W.
[paraph]
Joshua Orne Esqre February 27 1800
Agent of Fortifications
Marshfield M[undecipherable]
Sir I have received your letter of the 18 Instant accompanied by your Abstracts and Vouchers for December last, which will be placed under examination and you will be informed of the result in course—
[undecipherable] W.
[paraph]
Doct. George French February 28 1800
Fredericksburg Virg.
Sir
Your account for rations administered to and disbursed on the sick Troops of the United States at Fredericksburg Vg. have been received from Mr. Hackett, amounting to from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and as noted in [undecipherable] there have been submitted to the examination, [undecipherable] have ascertained [undecipherable] provisions of the [undecipherable] who have [undecipherable] that after examining the following sums from each of your accounts, there will be a full compensation allowed you, [undecipherable]—
from your a/c against [undecipherable] books $... Drs 97 99
D˚ D˚ Subsistence D˚ ... 2 1
D˚ D˚ Rations ... 18.16[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Letter with accounts and vouchers for recruiting services from John Fergus sent to Swan by Peter Hagner for examination and settlement. Also included: a letter from James Maddock for his son, request for letter to be forwarded. Request to Swan because he holds musters and can therefore locate Maddock's son.
Date
06/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Document number
1800062723255
Notable persons
James Maddock
Peter Hagner
Caleb Swan
accountant
paymaster general
Lieutenant John Fergus Jr.
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Washington
Notable items
accounts
muster
letter
recruiting account
vouchers

