11Enclosure: [A Statement of the Accounts of Henry Knox], 24 November 1792 (Hamilton Papers)
Receipts. 1790. January 1st. A balance remaining in his hands the 31st December 1789, as per accounts settled at the treasury No. 437, dated June 11th: 1790 15.517.47. Also a balance on an Appropriation of 20.000 dollars, for Indian treaties, by the Act of Congress of the 20th. August, 1789, as per Account settled at the treasury, No. 406, dated May 18th. 1790 3.476.39. For the following...
12Enclosure 4: List of Persons Employed in the Office of the Auditor of the Treasury, 3 January 1793 (Hamilton Papers)
List of Persons Employed in the Office of the Auditor of the Treasury of the United States. Names. Station. Salary ⅌ annum Total Amount Dollars. Richard Harrison. Auditor 1900. William Simmons. Principal Clerk 800. 2700. George Nixon Clerk 540. Robert Underwood “ 540. James Burnside
13To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 25 March 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have reflected on the subject of our conversation of the other day, and beleive I can state your Accounts in a manner that will be satisfactory to yourself, and at the same time conformable to law. Such at least will be my endeavour, being with sentiments of real Respect and esteem Sir Your Obed hble St RC ( DNA : RG 59, MLR ); endorsed by TJ as received 26 Mch. 1793 and so recorded in SJL ....
14To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 14 June 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
On looking over the Account which you did me the honor to leave with me a few days since, I am doubtful whether your payments to Col. Humphreys, Mr. Cutting and Mr. Morris (particularly that to the latter) ought to be considered as Advances on Account , or as Compensations allowed by the President for services of a special nature. If of the latter description, I take the liberty to observe...
15To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 23 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I shall with pleasure attend to the subject of your Accounts to morrow at any hour between 10 and 3 oClock, that may be most convenient to yourself, and am with perfect respect & esteem Dr Sir Yr. Obed hble Servt I took the liberty of mentioning to you on a former occasion that some items in your Accounts seemed to require special Certificates , in order to their being admitted as final...
16Enclosure II: Treasury Report on Jefferson’s Account as Secretary of State, 31 December 1793 (Jefferson Papers)
I have Examined and adjusted an Account between the United States and Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State for monies placed in his hands, by direction of the President of the United States, in pursuance of the Several Acts of Congress “providing the means of intercourse between the United States and foreign Nations” and find that he is chargeable on Said Account To Amount of Sundry Warrants...
17To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 September 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
Having lately received and examined the Accounts of Mr. Grand, Banker at Paris, I have extracted from them such Charges as appear proper against you; a Statement of which I now do myself the honor to transmit for your Inspection; and on which I should be glad to receive any observations you may find necessary. Besides the Amount of this statement Mr. Grand charges the United States with Livrs....
18To Thomas Jefferson from Richard Harrison, 28 November 1795 (Jefferson Papers)
I have had the honor to receive your Letter of the 13th Inst. in answer to mine of the 28th. September. On looking over the papers in my hands, I do not find among them what Mr. Grand calls your private account, nor do I recollect ever to have seen it. If you would be good enough to furnish a Copy of this, it might, with the other papers you propose to forward, enable me to remove all...
19To John Adams from Richard Harrison, 16 December 1795 (Adams Papers)
According to an Opinion of the Attorney General, taken some time since, your Salary, as Vice-President of the United States, is to commence from the day on which you left home for the Seat of Government, after your first Election— Being now about to state your Accot. to the 30th. Sept: last I take the liberty of requesting information, from you when that day was, no record of it appearing in...
20To James Madison from Richard Harrison, 1 June 1796 (Madison Papers)
I herewith return to you Mr. Russells papers with my objection, being in substance what I had the honor to state on a former occasion. His claim, though apparently founded in justice, cannot be admitted at the Treasury without violating a principle which has been rigidly and, I believe, necessarily, adhered to; and without besides, interfering with Congress, to whose decision a number of cases...