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Accounts No. 1 & 2
David Hillhouse





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List of Rations issued agreeable to the Contract for supplies for the Treaty
When Issued By whom Signed Officers Rank Amount of Rations

1789 June 3. Samuel Alexander Colonel 123

30 Ditto 2424
" Samuel Nelson Capt. 396
" Jesse Willingham Do. [Ditto] 396
" David McCluskey Do. [Ditto] 429 1/2
" Benjamin Knox Do. [Ditto] 1096

[added text: 4264 1/2 ]

May 11 Michael [unclear text: Morin ] [unclear text: Q ] : M: S 72

13 Ditto 44

22 Ditto 264

June 20 Samuel Becham Captain 400

23 John Watkins Lieut. [Lieutenant] 4

24 John Bender Ditto 22 1/2
" Amos Kelsey Sergeant 9
" George J. [unclear text: Hull ] Ditto 1 [unclear text: 8 ]
" John Clark Colonel 3

[added text: 236 1/2 ] [added text: Deduct 15 Beef ]

25 John Howell 20
" Samuel Becham Captain 26
" William Where Lieut. [Lieutenant] 8 1/2
" Carter Newsom Ditto 35 [unclear text: 1/2 ]
" John Bender Ditto 12 1/2
" Carter Newsom Ditto 49 1/2
" Nathan Fowler Captain 33

26 Jesse Sanders [unclear text: LCCCG ] 2
" Ditto 9
" Hery Allison Captain 22 1/2
" Amos Kelsey [unclear text: Serjt [Sergeant] ] 1
" John Bender [unclear text: Sigat. [Sergeant] ] 8 1/2
" Henry Allison Captain 15

[added text: 242 1/2 ]
Carried forward 5943 1/2




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When issued By whom signed Officers Rank Number of Rations

1789 Brought forward 5943 1/2

June 28 Henry Allison Captain 16

July 6 William Drane Lieut. [Lieutenant] 13

7 Henry Allison Captain 15

12 Thomas Martin Inspector 189
" Joseph Ryan Major 4965

Sept. 1 James B. Sharpe Surgeon 75

10 Charles Williamson Captain 218

Octor. [October] 1 Ignatius Geoghegan Director G. 1037

18 Joseph Ryan Major 3723
" Hon: [Honorable] Commissioners 31856

[added text: 37 1/2 short ]

Nov. 1 Thomas Martin Inspector 508 1/2
Reed Captain 300

[added text: 120 short ]

June 13 John York Lieut. [Lieutenant] 120

July 4 Charles [unclear text: Larn ] Captain 420

Novem 1 Charles Williamson Ditto 53


Add short extended 15 1/2 50666
Deduct 15 Rations of Beef 8 1/2
50657 1/2
Rations 56601 at 9 1/2 £2240..9..1

Copy Acct. No. 1.



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A List of Rations & Provision issued agreeable to the Contract for supplies for the Treaty
When issued By whom signed Officers Rank full Rations Bush. [Bushel] Corn Pounds of Meal Pounds of Beef Quarts of Rum

1789 June 22 Rob: Forsyth S: Agent 10 6 250
" Ditto 10 24 1032 1

24 John Howell 4 172

23 Rob: Watkins Captain 31 6 1/2

25 John Howell 10 430
" Henry Osborne Commissr. [Commissioner] 8 2 86

27 John Twiggs General 8 2 86
" John Jones viewer Road 11

29 Robert Forsyth S. Agent 3 7 1/2 323 1/2
" Robert Watkins Captain 2 1/2 21 1/2
" William Carver Express 2 1/2 21 1/2
" J:C: Walton Lieut. [Lieutenant] 4 1 43

July 4 Thomas Watkins 1 43

8 Robert Watkins Captain 1/2 21 1/2 1

25 James B Sharpe Surgeon 4

Octor. [October] 1 Henry [unclear text: Burbeck ] Captain 116 20

5 Benjamin Bragg Adjutant 11 473
" James B Sharpe Surgeon 8 344

Novem. [November] 1 Thomas Martin Inspector 147 6321

5 Joseph Ryan Major 20 860
" Roderick Easley L: M 73 1/2 3160 1/2
William Sansom 15
78 325 35 17





The State of Georgia To David Hillhouse [unclear text: Dr. ]
To 78 full Rations @ 9 1/2 £3..1..9
325 Bushels Corn at 43 [unclear text: # ] Bus. [Bushel] is in Meal 11272 Rations 2.46
35 [unclear text: # ] Beef is 23 1/2 Rations @ [unclear text: 4.83 ] Pence 27729.12
112.53
17 Quarts Rum 1,54 209.44
28051.09
makes equal to 3116 3/4 full Rations @ 9 1/2 [unclear text: Pr ] Contract 123..7..4
£126..9..1

Copy Account No. 2.



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Rations Rum at 3d. [3rd] each £4244..2..6
and 427 1/2 pt. of full Rations Meal not included in the above at 1d [illegible text] 1 1/4 [illegible text] 5..6..
£4249..14..6


Deduct from the above Ns. [Numbers] amount of Rations as [illegible text] Report sent the honble [honorable] Governor & Council the
20th Nov. 1788 3599..14..10 1/2
649..19..7 1/2

Deduct also sundry receipts come in against the Contractors since said Report viz. [videlicet] From
Thomas Lane 2056 lb Rice @ 11 [illegible text] 6..6..1

411 lbs Beef 3 5..2..9
207 lb say 1 [unclear text: Bbl ] Pork 3..0..8
413 3/4 Bus. [Bushel] Corn 2/9 56..13..9
Alex. Watt..... 27
James Seagroves..... 69 96 Bus. [Bushel] Corn 2/9 13..4..
William Little Two [unclear text: Beeves ] say 40 Bus. [Bushel] Corn 4 -- --
22..7..3
Balance £561..12..4 1/2


Leaving a Balance of five hundred and sixty one pounds 12/4 1/2 deducting an error of one pound five shillings as above stated further to the Credit of the Contractors exclusive of Report as made to the hble [honorable] Council above mentioned.

Augusta
25th Jany: [January] 1789(Signed)
[Signed] Rob: [Robert] Forsyth
S: Agent
Sworn to the
28th Jany: [January] 1789
before Jno. [John] Meals J:P: and signed to the attestation by

[Signed] David Hillhouse


No. 1 Account & Vouchers for 56601 Rations £2240..9..1 1/2
2. Ditto 3194 3/4 Ditto 126..9..1 3/4
3. Ditto 15952 Ditto 631..8.8
4. Ditto 600 Ditto & forage 214..1..5 3/4
5. Ditto 31893 1/2 Ditto 1196.. -- .. --
6. Ditto 116314 Ditto 4249..14..6
8658..2..11





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We have received from David Hillhouse the following provisions for the use of the Treaty with the Creek Indians from the
19th September
to the 29thinclusive viz. [videlicet] --
Nineteen thousand six hundred and sixty two Rations of Meat. Fifteen thousand nine hundred and twelve Ditto of Meal. One thousand eight hundred and eighty nine Ditto of Rum. Forty two thousand one hundred and seven Ditto of Tobacco and eleven thousand six hundred fifty seven of salt at nine pence Sterling & full Ration, as agreed for by the former Commissioners with the State of Georgia
(Signed)
[Signed] B. Lincoln
[Signed] C: Griffin
[Signed] D. Humphreys
Augusta
October 6th: 1789 Say 15952 full Rations [illegible text] Contract at 9 1/2.....£631..8..8
Copy Account No.3.



The State of Georgia
[unclear text: Dr. [Directed] ] to David Hillhouse... [unclear text: Dr. [Directed] ]
To 557 1/2 Bushels Corn at 43 lbs [illegible text] Bushel is 23972 1/2 lbs at 1 1/4 lbs [illegible text] Ration is 19178 Rations at 2,46 [illegible text] Ration of Meal delivered to Colonel John Clarke and Doctor Geoghegan for Forage between the
4th June 1788 and
4th October 1789 [illegible text] their Receipts £191..11..5 3/4
To 600 full Rations when the Troops were -- discharged
8th & 9th February 1790 [illegible text] Colonel John Clarke's Receipt 22..10.. --
214..1..5 3/4

Copy Account No. 4.

Rock Landing
19th September 1789

Received from the State of Georgia by the hands of David Hillhouse Esqr. [Esquire] Contractor for said State, on behalf of the United States for the Treaty with the Creek Indians, Thirty one thousand eight hundred ninety three and a half rations of Beef, Meal, Rum Tobacco and Salt, at nine pence sterling each, being the amount


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of issues at the Rock Landing from the
27th day of June last to this
19th September inclusive, and which said rations have been issued, to the Indians, the Guard, Waggoners, the Commissione [edge of document] Table and other necessary attendants. Each ration consisting of one and a half pounds of Beef, one and a quarter pound of Meal, and one Gill of Rum, with one pound of Tobacco and one quart of salt to every hundred rations- Amounting in the whole to the sum of eleven hundred ninety six pounds sterling; we have signed two receipts of the same tenor and date
£1196.-.- (Sign'd [Signed] )
[Signed] Andw. Pickens
[Signed] H. Osborne
Copy Account No. 5.

Statement of the Account of Mr. David Hillhouse with the State of Georgia made by Robert Forsyth in consequence of an order of the Hon.ble [Honorable] Council dated the
13th day of November 1788, an account of a Contract mad [made] between Messrs. [Misters] Hillhouse & Kellog and the said State the
third day of April last for Rations of Meat, Bread, Rum and Salt, as allowed by Law, to be furnished by them, for the support of the said Troops and others called into actual service.
Mr. Hillhouse has nothing to produce against the State by the Certificates of the Inspector General Colo. [Colonel] Martin, to whom he says all his vouchers of deliverys [deliveries] of provisions to the Commissary of Issues and his Deputies were delivered in consequence of an order of the honble [honorable] Council.
The said Certificates specify, that David Hillhouse has furnished and delivered at the several Stations, provisions for the support of the State Troops and Militia then on Duty the following quantities agreeable to Contract. viz. [videlicet]
Meat Meal Rum Salt

1788 25:Aug: Inspector Gen. Certificate 25107 3/4 91094 1/4 72107 3/4 14093 No.1.

20 Octor. [October] Ditto....Ditto 14308 17189 13778 13912 No. 2
Making in all 99415 1/4 108283 1/4 85885 3/4


[illegible text]


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[illegible text] Certificates, Equal to in full Rations 86186 1/2 at 9 [illegible text] each and parts of full Rations viz. [videlicet] £3231..19..10
22096 3/4Rations of Meal at 1 [illegible text] 3/8 [illegible text] Ration of 1 1/4 lb 126..11..11
13229 1/4 Ditto of Meat 43/8 [illegible text] Ditto of 1 1/2lb 241..3..1
Amounting to the Sum of £3599..14..10 1/2


Which includes 12323 1/4 Rations of Meat 12481 Rations of Meal and 10688 Rations of Rum, receipted for by William Thompson Commissary to the Troops below but not admitted by Peter Stubblefield Commissary of Issues, & which by order of the honble [honorable] Council are to be admitted in this statement
From the receipts of the said Contractors now in in [in] my hands they have received out of the Specific Tax from the several Counties by the hands of James Seagrove Esquire & my self [illegible text] Copy herewith viz. [videlicet]
19476 lbs Rice at 11 [illegible text] 107..2..4
29 1/4 Barrels Pork at 60/8 [unclear text: Bbl. ] & 49 1/2 Ditto Beef at 37/4 and 3197 lbs fresh Beef at 3 [illegible text] lb 121..1..9
842 Gallons Rum in Savannah at 2/6 [illegible text] Gallon
224 Ditto in Augusta at 3/6 [illegible text] Gallon, and
133 1/2 Ditto in Wilks at 6/ [illegible text] Gallon 184..10..
9 Bushels Salt at 4/8 2..2..
440 Bushels of Corn in Chatham at 2/9
8491 1/2 Bus. [Bushels] Ditto for upper Counties 2/ 909..13..
1429..9..1


He also acknowledges the Receipt £326 Specie a balance in his hands due Rob. Forsyth State Agent on a purchase of public Goods to be paid in Tobacco at 16/6 [illegible text] and for which he gave an order on James Seagrove Esquire Agent for the Specific Tax for
Rice at 11/ [illegible text] 326..5..



He acknowledges likewise to have received at the Treasury on the several Warrants of his Honor the Governor One thousand pounds in Medium, which he says agreeable to his Letters of application to the honorable Council was to be at 4 for one 250
Amounting in the whole to the sum of 2000..14..1
Leaving a balance as above stated in [unclear text: favr. [favor] ] of the said Contract 1599..0..9 1/2




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Balance brought over £1599..0..9 1/2


Mr. Hillhouse ways he has received the order of the honble [honorable] Council for twenty five hundred Bushels of Corn on the Collectors of Specifics for 88 which when received by him will amount under the Contract to the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds further to his debit 250
£1349..0..9 1/2



Augusta
20th November 1788
(signed)
[Signed] Rob. Forsyth
State Agent.

Georgia
November 15th: 1788

Received at sundry times since the date of the Contract, say the
3rd April 1788the above quantities of Specifics, viz. [videlicet] One hundred and ninety four hundred seventy six lbs. [added text: of ] Rice, Twenty nine and a quarter Barrels of Pork and forty nine and a half Barrels of Beef; thirty one hundred ninety seven lbs of fresh Beef; eleven hundred ninety nine and one half Gallons of Rum; nine bushels of Salt and eighty nine hundred and thirty one and a half Bushels of Corn. Amounting to the sum of one thousand and four hundred & twenty four pounds, Nine and one penny Specie on account of [illegible text] Rations supplied under said Contract at 9 [illegible text] each
(Signed)
[Signed] David Hillhouse.
Extract of Account No.6

Further Statement of the Account of Mr. David Hillhouse with the State of Georgia, made by Robert Forsyth S.A. in consequence of an Order of the hble. [honorable] Council dated the
13th day of November 1788, on account of a Contract made between Messrs. [Messieurs] Hillhouse & Kellog and the said State the
3rd day of April 1788, for Rations of Meat, Bread, Rum & Salt as allowed by Law to be furnished by them for the use of the State Troops and others called into actual service. --
Mr: Hillhouse in compliance with the said Contract on his part has produced to me the Certificate of John Wereat, Esq. Auditor, hereunto annexed dated the 21:st instant, stating that he had examined the voucher produced to him by the Contractors for Provisions -- delivered for the use of the Army, from the
2d: [2nd] day of April 1788to the
10:th day of January 1789 and found the while amount delivered by them to be as follows
Rations of
Meats Meal Rum Salt
116314 116741 1/2 106826 101081 1/2

making as above 116314 full Rations at 9 [illegible text] each deducting 9488
Ration