5th Regiment Virginia Militia
April 17, 1813
Accounts of disbursements on the march to the General rendezvous for Captain Edward’s Company of Artillery of Virginia Militia from the 57th Regiment in the county of London called into actual service under general orders of 24th of March, 1813, from the 6th day of April, 1813 to the 17th day of April, 1813.
Disbursement & to whom. No. of vouchers.
To certificate or abstract given William Woody United
States contractor, Leesburg for 750 rations $120.00
To certificate given Wilson C. Seldon for 2 beaves $88.00
To do. to Richard Taverner for two beaves $65
To do. William Hawking for one beef $45
To do. John Proper for one beef $42
To do. to Anthony Buck United States contractor
Fredericksburg for 760 rations. $121.61
Amount of certificates paid, all of which will hear
after be presented for payment to the auditor of public
account $481.61
To cash paid Thomas N. Benns his account for articles
furnished the detachment $88.61
To cash paid Fielding Brown his account for axes
furnished the detachment $28
To amt. Lieut. Carr’s bill for articles furnished detachment
and charged to Armistead T. Mason $30
To cash paid Capt. Joseph Edwards, the sum by him
paid Dr. Lacey for medical services to John Perry, Sergeant. $2
$148.67
Cr.
By check on Farmer’s Bank for $125 and by order of Robert B. Carter & Co. Norfolk, for $75 making $200, from Frederick Y. Roodie for 5 beeves and one barrel pork. $200
Surplus provisions on hand when the detachment arrived at Richmond and sold by order of the governor.
Balance of cash in A. T. Mason's hands due the public on this account $51.33
The above balance was paid into the Treasury of Virginia as will appear by the following copy of the Auditor’s receipt.
Auditors office 21st April, 1813.
Received of Col. Armstead T. Mason the Farmer’s receipt for $51.33 on account of provisions sold by him belonging to the public.
S. Shepard.
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Source of Information
Virginia Regiment, 5th. Regimental order book, 1813. Accession 38140. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 10 - 11.