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Adding a Credit to Alexander Humphrey's Account: Page #1

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arising principally from Public monies placed in his hands to transmit to Public Officers & others_ which he omitted in some cases to perform_

The amount of monies received by him for transmitting is Doll.s 316981.31. [flourish]

I am [undecipherable]
W.S.

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Sam.l Hodgdon Esq.r
Intend.t of Stores [flourish]

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Accountant's Office
February 7" 1801 [flourish]

Sir

On settlement of the Accounts of Alex.r Humphreys Contractor Virginia he has received a credit for the following sums expended in the erection of 27 Huts for the accommodation of the Recruits at Staunton Rendezvous agreeably to the Certificate of Cap.t A. Gibson & the orders of General Hamilton__

For 1566 [undecipherable] 33/3 [undecipherable] each . . . . . . . . . .$522. [flourish]
" 44 Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "88. [flourish]
" Stone for 26 Chimnies @ 1 D.r . . . . . . . ." 26. [flourish]
"14990 fee Pine plank. . . . . . . . . . " 199.86/2
"transportation of the above materials . . . . . . " 303.34
amounting to the sum of . . . . Dollars. . 1139.20/2
for which you will please make the proper entries on the Books of the Superintendant of Military Stores [flourish]

I am [undecipherable]
W.S.

P.S.

Those Huts are still standing on the Lands of Cap.t Gibson from whose information it appears no persons have been appointed on behalf of the public to preserve them from ruin or to direct their disposal I mention this for your government and the interest of the public, _ The expense of erecting these huts is also considerable [flourish] W.S.