Debit Side Annotation
Line 2 - In 1785, GW had sent Clement Biddle public certificates issued in payment for cornmeal and flour that Gilbert Simpson, the manager from 1773 to 1784 of GW's property on the Youghiogheny River, had supplied the public and the army, from GW's mill . GW later sent Biddle a United States certificate given to Simpson in payment for flour and meal from GW's mill at Washington Bottom. When GW let Biddle decide whether or not to sell the certificate, the latter collected the interest due and lent the certificate to the state of Pennsylvania in return for a state certificate, which would pay interest "every Six Months." Biddle sent that state certificate to GW, and subsequently informed him, in a letter of 15 Oct. 1786, that he (Biddle) had "funded" the certificate "amount £127.6.11 Pennsylvania Currency," and that he was enclosing "84 50/90 Dollars in Indents" which he had received. In that letter, Biddle also noted that he received one year's interest. See GW to Clement Biddle, 1 Feb. 1785, and n.8 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 2, pages 306-9)]; Biddle to GW, 13 Aug. 1786 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 4, pages 208-9)]; and Biddle to GW, 15 Oct. 1786 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 4, pages 294-95)]
State of Pensylvania Dr
To a funded Debt, as pr Col. Biddles letter of Octr 15th 1786. Interest accruing thereon from Octr 1st 1786 @ 6 pr Cent pr Ann.
Thomas Green Dr
To Amot brot from Folio
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To 500 lb. Pork @
To 1 Bushl Salt
To your Acct from the Smith's book for 1786
To your Acct from the Mill book since July 25th
To Cash pd you on Acct of Wages
To 230 l[b]s. of beef @ 3d. pr deld you in the fall
[Total]
To Balance due fm you & chargd to New Acct
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To 22 days work which you are to make up at the end of your year which was Jany 5. your new agreement therefore commences Jany 27. 1787
Mr Willm Halley Dr
To one year & 12 days rent of my House in Alexa. @ £40 per Annum
To the Plank & Posts which were upon my lot in Alexandria
Contra Cr
By the United States, the Contra Debt being funded in the United States Loan office in Pennsylvania
By 500 lb. Pork, delivered you as pr Agreement, and charged on the Contra side @
By 1 Bushl Salt allowed you as pr agreement
By 16 months work-@ £45 pr Annum
By Sundries charged on Cr. which was settled for by Mr Lund Washington in 1785
By Balance charged in new Acct
By Cash pd Major Washington
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By Do pd Ditto
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By Do pd Mr Lear
By Do pd Majr Washington
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By Cash recd on acct of Plank & Posts sold you
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