Mar. 10. paid Mrs. Hamilton for subscription to a Bible
5.
May 22. R. Troupe for parchment purchased of him 30 skins at 5/10
21.88
May 29. John B. Church paid for a negro woman & child
225.
Aug. 29. Tax on house & Stabel
43.40
" " personal tax
9.30
Oct. 16. paid Crier Albany in full
10.
Nov. 24. paid Hair dresser's bill
20.
1798.
Feby 1. for my expenses to and from Albany
50.
Subscription towards Reading Room
1.50
Feby 14. " to Presidents Ball
5.
March, Household furniture, Plate presented by M. le Guen
500.
Case v. Gouverneur
Expended at Philadelphia last Summer
100.
April 1. Library Acct for paid towards Encyclopedia
40.20
paid on journey to New Haven
100.
May 1. paid Mr. Ten Eyck half year's rent ending yesterday
437.50
Marinus Willet, this sum lent his wife
125.
May 9. paid Dr. Belleville bill in full
12.50
May 18. Delvd. E. Hamilton, & paid for pistols
62.
June 30. paid Independence Dinner
10.
Aug. 23. paid Wyllies house & Chaise hire
30.
Dec. 18. paid Mrs. Hamilton some time since
100.
1799.
Jan. 12. Expenses for a Demijohn of wine
20.
Jan. 19. paid French Taylor
100.
Jan. 29. to Military Service compensation for November & December
536.70
Febr. 12. paid for Prints
28.
1799.
Mar. 1. Expences for half the rent of a Country place last fall
37.50
paid Isaac Jones
Mar. 29. United States Postage paid by Capt. Church
21.
postage paid by Mrs. Williams to accountant of War Dept.
215.84
1802.
Febr. By Bank N. Y. overdrawn
50.
Expense House Rent
110.
1799.
Sept. 25. Paid for horse
125.
1802.
May 12. Expenses Philip's funeral
266.11
1803.
Charity, Alms House
105.
The accounts of the last few years are even more condensed and less orderly, and are grouped under "Receipts & Expenditures." Many of these refer to the building of the Grange where he lived until his death, and to the payment of household expenses, wages, etc.
In another part of the book appear several entries, undoubtedly in connection with the election of John Adams, and showing that even in those days a degree of conviviality was indispensable to the exercise of the franchise.
Disbursements for Elections
1796
Paid Jones printer for printing nominating tickets
Drs. 2.
Aprl. 16. paid R. Boyd for tavern expenses " Hobson " " "
15.
pd. Hammond as my share
30.
"Van Orden for Tavern Expenses
9.37
City of N. Y. in acct. with A. H.
1788.
McClean Printer at different times paid an execution agst Capt. ----- on acct. of Rockets expended in the procession.
The cost of living in this city in those days may be approximately reached by this bill for provisions for about ten days:
No. 45. Reinhard Kahmer bot for Cornal Hamilton at Sundred times
