Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary of War:
Sir:—In obedience to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th instant, I have the honor to hand you the enclosed statement, explaining the difference in the amount of unexpended appropriations on account of the National Road, in the State of Indiana, and furnishing the information called for therein. I beg leave to remark that it is often necessary to close the annual statement of the fiscal operations of the Engineer Department before the returns, &c., from all the work are received. The Department, therefore, can only act on the information before it. This was the case in the present instance, as well as some others included in the same statement.
I have the honor to be, sir, your most obedient servant, C. GRATIOT, Chief Engineer.
In the tabular statement of the fiscal operations, under the Engineer Department for the year ending the 30th of September, 1834, the unexpended balance of former appropriations is thus stated, relating to the Cumberland Road in Indiana:
The following accounts of two of the old Commissioners are interesting as showing the amount of tolls received and disbursements made for repairs and maintenance at the dates covered, and disclosing the once familiar names of many who had contracts and were otherwise employed on the road:
ACCOUNT OF WILLIAM HOPKINS,
Commissioner of the Cumberland Road in Pennsylvania, from Nov. 10th, 1840, to Nov. 10th, 1841.
EASTERN DIVISION, EMBRACED IN FAYETTE AND SOMERSET COUNTIES, VIZ:
| Dr. | |||
| To cash received from the National Road Stage Co | $2,378 12 | ||
| ” ” ” ” Holt & Maltby, supposed | 113 94 | ||
| ” ” ” at Gate No. 1, Wm. Condon, collector | 1,758 87 | ||
| ” ” ” ” Gate No. 2, Hiram Seaton, | 1,948 24 | ||
| ” ” ” ” Gate No. 3, Wm. D. Beggs, | 769 27 | ||
| ” ” ” ” Gate No. 3, Jas. Reynold, | 1,125 29 | ||
| ” ” ” a fine collected by Wm. Bradley | 5 00 | ||
| ” ” ” ” ” ” John Tunsell | 5 00 | ||
| Total amount received from Nov. 10, 1840, to Nov. 10, 1841 | $8,103 73 | ||
| BY DISBURSEMENTS, VIZ. | Cr. | ||
| Cash paid Thompson McKean, late Superintendent | $50 00 | ||
| ” ” Henry Woolery in full for work | 15 62½ | ||
| ” ” Thompson McKean, late Superintendent | 40 00 | ||
| Amount carried forward | $105 62½ | ||
| Amount brought forward | $105 62½ | ||
| Cash paid Jackson Brown in full for work | 20 75 | ||
| ” ” George Hensell | 8 22 | ||
| ” ” Jesse Sachett | 90 00 | ||
| ” ” John Smalley, hauling stone | 34 20 | ||
| ” ” Peter Leonard, quarry leave | 8 62½ | ||
| ” ” Elijah Crabb, work | 197 95 | ||
| ” ” Samuel Dean | 15 00 | ||
| ” ” George Colley, quarry leave | 100 00 | ||
| ” ” Elijah Crabb, work | 197 95 | ||
| ” ” Samuel Dean | 15 00 | ||
| ” ” George Colley, quarry leave | 100 00 | ||
| ” ” J. & W. W. Woolery, work | 242 40 | ||
| ” ” Hugh Wilson, | 2 50 | ||
| ” ” William Jeffries, | 83 37 | ||
| ” ” Isaac Brownfield, | 59 85 | ||
| ” ” Thos. McKean, | 300 00 | ||
| ” ” John Brownfield, | 41 25 | ||
| ” ” John Risler, | 3 90 | ||
| ” ” John Dean, | 106 88 | ||
| ” ” James Spears, | 23 25 | ||
| ” ” Isaac Nixon, | 125 22 | ||
| ” ” Elias Gilmore, | 168 20 | ||
| ” ” Ephraim Conway, | 20 00 | ||
| ” ” A. McDowell, | 94 63½ | ||
| ” ” McClean & Emberson, | 28 92 | ||
| ” ” C. Rush, | 4 89 | ||
| ” ” John Deford, quarry leave | 9 04 | ||
| ” ” Rich’d Beeson, costs, Com. vs. Stockton | 11 83 | ||
| ” ” S. D. Skeen, in full for work | 4 60 | ||
| ” ” Thomas Prentice, | 6 00 | ||
| ” ” James Amos, | 135 31 | ||
| ” ” Jno. Hatzman, | 52 84 | ||
| ” ” William Reynolds, | 982 66 | ||
| ” ” Michael S. Miller, | 38 37½ | ||
| ” ” James Watkins, | 2 20 | ||
| ” ” Jos. M. Sterling, | 60 00 | ||
| ” ” Samuel Rush, | 881 89 | ||
| ” ” Hiram Hanse, | 8 00 | ||
| ” ” Thomas Brown, | 324 60 | ||
| ” ” Upton Shaw, | 314 37 | ||
| ” ” John Bennington, | 130 00 | ||
| ” ” William C. Stevens, | 5 18¾ | ||
| ” ” Hugh Graham, work | $300 00 | ||
| ” ” ” ” toll house | 200 00 | 500 00 | |
| ” ” James Snyder, on account for work | 235 41½ | ||
| ” ” same in full | 28 06 | ||
| ” ” Charles Kemp, jr., | 32 00 | ||
| ” ” I. & R. Hill, | 39 64 | ||
| ” ” Wm. H. Graham, | 395 67½ | ||
| ” ” George Colley, | 80 80 | ||
| ” ” James Marlow, | 651 70 | ||
| ” ” John Bradfield, | 1,508 64 | ||
| ” ” John M. Claybaugh, | 107 63 | ||
| ” ” Henry G. Brown, | 24 69 | ||
| ” ” Joseph Dillon, | 49 64 | ||
| ” ” Charles Rush, | 23 85 | ||
| ” ” Sam’l McReynolds, | 29 33 | ||
| ” ” M. H. Jones, | 23 32 | ||
| ” ” Hiram Hayney, | 50 00 | ||
| ” ” Morris Mauler, | 69 47½ | ||
| ” ” Huston Todd, hauling stone | 20 00 | ||
| $8,722 41 |