Account with the Commonwealth of Virginia, [ca. December] 1788

Account with the Commonwealth of Virginia

[ca. December 1788]

1787.	The Commonwealth of Virginia to James Madison Jr. Dr.	£. S. D
	To attendance in Convention & Congress from July 20. to Octr. 20. being 92 days at 6 dollars per day	165.12.—
	Copy sent Aug: 2d. to Auditor

1787.	The Commonwealth of Virginia to James Madison Jr. Dr.
	To attendance as a member of Congress from Octr. 20. to Jany. 20. being 92 days at 6 dollars per day	£165.12 —
	Credt.
	By surplus advance by the hands Govr. Randolph	£ 14
	Balance	£151.12

E. Exd. Js. Madison Jr.

To the Treasurer of Virginia.

Sir

Please to pay to the Honble. John Blair or order thirty pounds current money, and to Governeur Morris Esqr. or order one hundred and twenty one pounds twelve shillings of like money, on account of your Obed hble servt.

Js. Madison Jr

Note. Separate order given in favr. of Mr. B. & Mr. M, & Mr. Ambler requested to remit the sum to Mr B. or if no oppy. to give him notice of the order.

1788. Commwlth of Va. to Js. M. Dr.
To service & travellg from Congs. from Jany 20 to March 23–62 days	372 Drs.
By advance in Novr. last	100
	272 Dollrs
By draught in favr. Hazlehurst & Co.	266 ⅔
1788. Commwlth of Va. to J. M. Dr.
To balance on account made out & transmitted to	dollrs
March 23. 1788.	5 ⅓
To travelling to & service in Congs. from July 1st to
first Monday 3 day of Novr.	750
To returning from Congs. 11 days	66
	821 ⅓
Credit
By one Quarter’s advance July 1st.
By draught dated Ocr. 4 & presented by Col. Carrington	250 dollars

FC (DLC).

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Title: Account with the Commonwealth of Virginia, [ca. December] 1788
Author: Madison, James
Date: December 1788

Reference

Cite as: “Account with the Commonwealth of Virginia, [ca. December] 1788,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-11-02-0272. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, vol. 11, 7 March 1788–1 March 1789, ed. Robert A. Rutland and Charles F. Hobson. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1977, pp. 373–374.]