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Maryland State Archives Baltimore's claims for expenses incurred during the War of 1812 msa_s931_3-0016 Enlarge and print image (400K) |
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Maryland State Archives Baltimore's claims for expenses incurred during the War of 1812 msa_s931_3-0016 Enlarge and print image (400K) |
| STATEMENT—Continued. No. of voucher. 115 117 44 72 In whose name charged. George Keyser Capt. D. Schartzum James Belt William Vance & Co. - Amount disallowed. S226 94 11 10 SO 00 240 00 Particulars, and reasons for disallowance. This charge is predicated on the receipt of Major Keyser, for the payment of so much due to Captain Kennedy's company, for one week's services at North l'oint. This ad\ance iias already heen allowed, being embraced in the accounts of the Committee of Supplies in a settlement made on the 8th January, 1816, and is, therefore, now not admissible. For the hire of a drummer and fifer for his company, three, days in May and July. 1813, at S 5 per day. The regulations of the War Department, in relation to hired music in the late war, confined the allowance to S 15 per month, and one ration per day. That allowance has been admitted in this case, and the difference, being g 11 10, was accordingly disallowed. In the account of James Belt, for ship Chandlery, for the galley Vigilant, a charge of S 30 for a telescope is included. The expenditure was not authorized by law or any regulation of the War Department; besides, the subsequent disposition made of the article is not shown. It was disallowed by the Secretary of War. The Committee of Supplies charge for a payment to Mr. Vance, for 43 and 20 muskets, at S 12 each, amounting to S756. On one of the vouchers, that for 20 muskets, it is remarked : "This account has been paid to Captain Deshon, and charged on the books." Voucher No. 71 is. Captain Deshon's account for 100 muskets, on which the Corporation has received a credit for to "a o p © to |