Monies Expended on the President’s House, 1807, 31 December 1807

Abstract of Monies expended on Account of the Presidents House in the Year 1807 per Report No. 20,567—

To whom paid & for what purpose		N. of Voucher	Dolls Cts
Ephraim Haines		1	54	95
Michael Shaffner	for clearing out the well	2	6
Alexander Cochrane	" Nails and other articles of hardware	3	19	80
Peter Lenox	" hire of as Labourer for 5 days	4	3	75
Roll Carpenters	" Work during October 1806	5	97	16
ditto	" ditto Novr. & Decr. 1806	6	91	25
ditto	" ditto January & February 1806	7	21	50
Peter Lenox	" Labour & Carting	8	17	62
do.	" do— do.	9	22	12
Robert Clarke	" painting & Colours for ditto	10	585
Henry Ingle	" Hardware	11	42	4
James C. King	" Lumber	12	12	64
Robert Brown	" 7½ day Labour	13	9	87
Francis Clarke	" Nails	14	10	48
Lewis Clephan	" Linseed Oil & spanish Whiting	15	5	50
George King & Co.	" 1600 feet heart 5/4 Plank a 3 ¾	16	60
Shaw & Birth	" Mason– work, drayage & Labour as hire	17	696	94
N & D. Sellars	" 135 feet lattice–wire a 50 Cts & puting door frame	18	72	58
Thomas Whelan & Pat. Connelly	for removing the Old Bricks from Gantts Kiln and laying them along the road in front of the house}	19	71
John Maffit	for Nails & Spanish whiting	20	9	75
Edgar Patterson	" 20 Quires paper & 25 pens	21	1	12
Roll Carpenters	" work during March & April 1807	22	169
Peter Lenox	" Labourer’s hire and Cartage	23	5	87
Daniel Maddin	" digging a ditch 65¾ perches a 50 Cts	24	32	87
Henry Ingle	" 7 Spades	25	8	83
Harvey & Owens	" removing 787½ Cubic yards earth from presdts sqr. & levelling 2401. s. yd.}	26	325	57
Peter Lenox	" hauling Sundries	27	7	24
Roll Carpenters	" Work during May 1807	28	118	75
" Labourers	" do. do. do	29	12	18
Whelan & Connelly	" levelling & dressing 7.666½ sq: yards ground in Presd. gdn	30	459	69
George King & Co.	" Lumber	31	44	8
Timothy Caldwell	" 20.617 hard bricks a $7.50 for two drains	32	154	62
Roll Carpenters	" work during June 1807	33	123	25
Owen McGlue	" 96½ barrels sand a 20 Cts	34	19	30
Benjamin Burch	" levelling 14.639½ square yds. ground on Presdts. square	35	1.024	76
Harvey & Owens	for levelling 13,772¼ sq. Yards ground and Presdts. square	36	658	26
Thomas Williams	for Smith-work	37	24	4
Matthias Hart	" do.	38	13	24
Alexander Cochrane	" Nails, brads & Screws	39	13	62
Thomas Whelan	" digging 20 drains, 220 Cubic Yards	40	44
John McClelland	" 11,500 hard bricks a $7.75	41	89	12
Henry Ingle	" hardware	42	28	18
Roll Labourers	" work during June 1807	43	25	86
Peter Lenox	" Carting sundries	44	10	86
Roll Labourers	" labour during July 1807	45	19	12
" Carpenters	" Work during do.	46	124	83
Owen McGlue	" 54 barrels Sand a 200 Cts	47	10	80
Benjamin Burch	" digging, removing & levelling earth in difft. parts of Prsdts. sq.	48	1885	23
Toby Simpson	" Labourers work	49	10	50
Harvey & Owens	" digging & removing 3.031 Cubic Yards of earth a 23 Cts sq.	50	479	96
James C. King	" Lumber	51	10	63
Richard Parrott	" 80℔ white rope	52	20
John Evans	" 8550 hard bricks a $7.50	53	64	12
Owen McGlue	" 72 blls sand a 20 Cts	54	14	40
Basil Scott	" labourers work	55	2	25
Roll Carpenters	" Work during August	56	123	50
Peter Lenox	" Carting sundries	57	5	12
Roll Labourers	" labour during July & August 1807	58	263	38
George Andrews	" Ornamental Composition work	59	34	11
Griffith Coombe	" Lumber & hauling do	60	44	43
William Yates	" Repairing a Pump	61	2	50
Roll Carpenters	" labour during September 1807	62	111
George Spunaugle	" Smith work	63	9	76
John C. Shindle	" New water pipes & Repairs to the Offices of the Presdts House—.—	64	12	75
Thomas Williams	" Smith work	65	5	99
Joseph Dougherty	" Manure purchased for the Presdts. Square	66	100
Roll Labourers	" Labour during Septr. 1807	67	122	16
			7,920	80

DNA: RG 53--Register of the Treasury’s Estimates and Statements.

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