Questions on Accounts of Elias B. Dayton: Page #1 Original title: 1letterbook/YLA01_52.jpg Protection: Open to all Expiration: Never Status: In progress Mark this revision as complete Cancel Questions on Accounts of Elias B. Dayton: Page #1 Go full screenExit full screen Layout Reset and conceive myself authorized only to admit to your credit a reasonable reimbursement of the Rent of two Rooms for that period to be ascertained define by the Certificate of two respectable Person in Baltimore __ Relative to the charge for making Regimental boats I can give no directions: as it does not properly come before me. I am LC W. S. _________________________________________________________________ Eben. Stewart Esq. New York Accountants' Office March 26th, 1800 Sir The enclosed accot. (as I note at [undecipherable], for Postages paid for Gen; Hamilton & on public service , are returned for the purposes of obtaining his orders thereon for the payment, without which they cannot be passed to your credit __ I am LC W.S. D No 12, S. Baumans; accot. of Postage. for July & Aug: 1799...Drs. 348.46 " 13....Do. for Sept...........182.77. "20...Do....for Oct............191.41 "27....Do. for Nov<u>..........101.83</u> ___________________________________________________________________ The Secretary of War march 26th, 1800 In looking into the accounts of Elias B. Dayton Contractor for the State of New Jersey I find he has paid considerable sums of money upon the orders of the officers for Bed Sacks for the Soldiers at Union Camp. as I have not any knowledge of Regulations or established practices which would govern in this case, I request to be informed whether Officers should be thus authorized to call for Supplies out of the