Account with John McComb, Junior, [10 February 1803]
Account with John McComb, Junior1
[New York, February 10, 1803]
| Dr. | Alexander Hamilton Esquire in acct. with John McComb Junr. | Cr | |||||||
| 1802 | To amt. for finishing House at Bloomingdale | 1801 | By Cash receiv’d on Ac⟨ct | – –⟩ | |||||
| as p Contract | $1875 | July | “ Cash “ | ⟨–⟩ | |||||
| 750 days board as p. agreement 3/ | 281.25 | Sep 18 | “ Cash | ⟨–⟩ | |||||
| Securing Cellar floor agt. Rats | 25. | Dec. 6th. | “ Cash | ⟨–⟩ | |||||
| 2 load Stone had by the Carpenters | 1.25 | 1802 | |||||||
| Paving the Cool Cellar | 10. | Apl. 24 | “ Cash | ⟨–⟩ | |||||
| Ash House and 2 Iron doors &c. | 14 | 30 | “ Cash | ⟨–⟩ | |||||
| Cess Pool | 30 | July 23d. | “ Cash | ⟨–⟩ | |||||
| Rough Casting the foundation | 13 | “ 62½ ds. Board | ⟨–⟩ | ||||||
| Foundation for 8 Peirs | 8 | “ Ballance due J McC⟨omb | –⟩ | ||||||
| Foundation for Stoops | 8 | ||||||||
| Inrichments for Cornice | 30 | ||||||||
| June 21st. | 3 Casks Lime | 4.50 | |||||||
| 28 | 2 do Lime | 2.75 | |||||||
| 20 Loads Stone | 12.50 | ||||||||
| 24 days Mason work 13/ | 39. | ||||||||
| 26½ ds Laborers do 8/ | 26.50 | ||||||||
| 1 Cast Iron plate for Stew Holes | 7.50 | ||||||||
| 1 Iron bar for Ironing room chimy. | 1. | ||||||||
| Freight of the Lime | 5. | ||||||||
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10.96 | ||||||||
| Octr. 27 | 2 casks Lime | 3.81 | |||||||
| Novm. 5th. | 2 do do | 3.25 | |||||||
| 6½ ds. Mason Setting Grates &c | 10.56 | ||||||||
| 6½ ds. Labor | 6.50 | ||||||||
| 12 lb. Nails | 2. | ||||||||
| 1803 | |||||||||
| Feby. 9th | 2 ds Mason taking down the Kitchen range | 3.25 | |||||||
| Shed and Scaffold plank | 20. | ||||||||
| Dolls | 2456.83 | Dolls | 2456.832 | ||||||
New York 10th February 1803
AD, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
1. For background to this document, see the introductory note to Philip Schuyler to H, July 17, 1800; McComb to H, June 22, 1801; “Account with John McComb, Jr.,” December 8, 1802.
2. On the back of this document H wrote:
| “Ballance due J McComb brought over | 583.33 |
| ⟨Interest from⟩ 10 Feby. 1803 to 23 of ⟨May 1804⟩ is ⟨one⟩ year 3 Months & 13 days | 11.67 |
| 595.00 | |
| 1803 | |
| May 23 Cash | 250. |
| Ds. | 345.00 |
| 1803 | |
| Interest from May 23 to July 1 1804 | 26.70 |
| Ds | 371.70.” |
Below H’s computation of the amount he owed to McComb, he wrote and McComb signed: “Received New York March 23. 1804 Received of Alexander Hamilton his note for the above Ballance payable on the first of June next which when paid will be in full of all demands.
John McComb Junr.”
In H’s Cash Book, 1795–1804, under the date of June 14, 1804, H wrote: “Grange (McCombe) 371.70” (AD, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).