MS 79.  Literal transcription – misspellings are left intact, xxx denotes illegible word, italicized items are my own comments for clarification – TG.

Dr        Samuel Tucker Congrefs Treasurer in Account with the Province of New Jersey Contra                                                                                                                          Cr

Note that Dr and Cr are debit and credit but the two are on split pages and as such are difficult to transcribe, so I have simply started at folds and continued to back page.  See scans. Also, numbers are listing in pounds,  not dollars.

1776 march 22             By Cash paid Wm. Tucker Barrock Master No1            100-0-0

                                    By Ditto paid Alexander Chambers Ditto            2            100-0-

                                    By Ditto paid Wm Tucker Commifsoner            3            100-10-

                        28            By Ditto paid Joseph Holmes Certificate            4            18-0-

                                    By Ditto paid Col’n Isaac Smith                5            100-10-

                                                                                                                        419-0-0

            April 1th       Ditto paid Isaiah Yard                                        6            3-0-0

                                    Ditto paid Ditto for Summoning Com’r Safety

7                    1-5-0

Ditto paid General Dickinson of Peter Gamble

8                    100-0-0

Ditto paid Wm Tucker for Trenton barrocks            9            25-1-0

                                    Ditto paid Joseph Newbold Certificate            10            9-12-1

                                                                                                                        138-18-0

                        2d            Ditto paid Richard Borden Exprefs                        11            1-10-0

                        3            Ditto Sam’l Tucker, Certificate                     12            20-2-0

                                    Ditto paid Daniel Baillergeau Rec’t                13            8-10-0

                                    Ditto paid Isaac Collins Printer               14            134-2-0

                                    Ditto paid John Hart Certificate                     15            19-4-0

                                                                                                                        183-8-0

                        5            Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Ellis Commifsioner            16            402-0-

24                Ditto paid Wm Levingston for self & Jno. Dehart

17                100-

26            Ditto paid Robert Hoops Esq’r                        18            6-0-

            Ditto paid John Mehelm Esq’r Certificate            19            21-4-

            Ditto paid Ditto                        Certificate            20            4-16-

                                                                                                534-0-0

            Ditto paid Sam’l Tucker Certificate                        21            5-8-0

            Incidental Bill    Ditto paid Ditto for Inspecting the Prefs    22            3-11-9

                        27            Ditto paid Benjamin Holme Certificate            23            14-8-

                                    Ditto paid Edward Keaseby Ditto              24            11-14-

                                    Ditto paid John Holme Ditto                 25            13-4-

                                                                                                                        48-5-9

                                    Ditto paid John Pope…            Rec’t                26            860-4-2

                                    Ditto paid Benjamin Brearly Ditto                 27            1-0-

            May 1th       Ditto paid Charity Britten                          28            1-0-1

                        4            Ditto paid  xxx various & Smock             29            1-19-

                        7            Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Ellis                               30            402-0-

                                                                                                                        1266-3-3

                                    Ditto paid John Carey Esq’r Certificate            31            31-0-

                                    Ditto paid Jonathan D. Sergent Esq’r                32            20-2-

                        9            Ditto paid Alexander Chambers                     33            201-0-

                                    Ditto paid Edward Taylor Certificate                     34            17-8-

                                    Ditto paid Col’n Ephraim Martin             35            383-3-9

                                                                                                                        652-13-9

                                    Ditto paid Abiah Brown Certificate                     36            18-12-

                        13^th            Ditto paid Richard Smith Esq’r Recpt   37            50-0-

                        15^th            Ditto paid Isaac Pearson Certificate                     38            12-18-

                                    Ditto paid John Wood Certificate                     39            6-6-

                                    Ditto paid John Hart Ditto                             40            2-2-

                                                                                                                        89-18-0

                                                                                                                        3332-6-9

                                    Ditto brought from page 1 on the other side                     7834-4-10

                                    Ditto Sundries brought form page 2                          6182-10-3

                                                                                                                        17349-1-10

                                    Ballence now in the Treasurer hand                         7571-16-9

                                                                                                                        24920-18-7

                                                Page 1

1776        Samuel Tucker inaccount with the Province of New Jersey Continued Credit…

May      15      By Cash paid John Pope Certificate          No 41      1-4-0

                        Ditto paid Joseph Holems Ditto                 42      3-0-

                        Ditto paid Rule & Vandyck Ditto                 43      3-6-

                        Ditto paid Sam’l Tucker      Ditto           44      3-0-

                        Ditto paid Widow Britton for Room               45        -7-6

                                                                                    10-17-6

            20      Ditto paid Richard Borden Rec’t                46      5-5-0

            24      Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Ellis Rec’t                47      804-0-

            27      Ditto paid John Mehelm Esq’r orders              48      670-10-

      June     4    Ditto paid Chambers & Tucker         49      402-0-

            6      Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Borden             50      70-10-

                                                                                    1952-5-0

            27      Ditto paid Alexander Chambers         51      100-10-

            29      Ditto paid William Tucker                   52      301-10-

            27      Ditto paid Benjamin Holme                    53      201—

                        Ditto paid Jacob Deake Certificate         54      11-14-

                        Ditto paid Ellis Cook Esq’r Ditto                 55      16-12-8

                                                                                                                        631-6-8

                                    Ditto paid Theophilus Elmer Esq’r Do            56            23-2-

                                    Ditto paid Jonathan Aires Esq’r                   57            22-4-

                                    Ditto paid Elijah Hughes Esq’r                58            13-4-

                                    Ditto paid Jefse Hand Esq’r                               59            10-10-

                        29            Ditto paid Josiah Franklin Devenport                    60            3-0-

                                    Ditto paid Thomas Sinnickson Rec’t                61            1005-0-

                                    Ditto paid Edward Taylor Esq’r                 62            201-0-

                                    Ditto paid Benjamin Holmes Esq’r               63            402-0-

            July 1               Ditto paid Daniel Baillergeau Exprefs 64            1-10-

                                    Ditto paid Major Sidney Berry                65            1708-10-

                                                                                                                        3318-0-0

                                    Ditto paid Major Haight                          66            87-7-10

                                    Ditto paid Leiu Col’n Bowes Reed                 67            51-2-10

                                    Ditto paid Richard Long Dorekeeper                  68            4-16-0

                                    Ditto paid Wm Tucker                         69            201-0-

                        6^th            Ditto paid John Covenhoven Esq’r                70            225-0-

                                                                                                                        569-6-8

                                    Ditto paid Ditto for Carting Powder                        71            3-0-

                                    Ditto paid Cap’n William Kelsey             72            30-0-

                        9            Ditto piad Leiu Col’n Bowes Reed                 73            207-0-

                                    Ditto paid Leiu Col’n Sam’l Forman               74            79-11-7

                        10            Ditto paid Committee of Trenton                    75            25-0-

                                                                                                                        338-11-7

                                    Ditto paid John Clever Simms Esq’r                76            5-19-7

                                    Ditto paid Major Kelsey Rec’t                77            19-6-3

                                    Ditto paid John Cooper Esq’r Certificate            78            7-10-0

                        16            Ditto paid Thomas Sinnickson Esq’r                79            804-0-

                                    Ditto paid Cap’n Thomas Kenny             80            105-1-7

                                                                                                                        941-17-5

                                                                                                                        7834-4-10

                                                Page 2

1776        Samuel Tucker Credit Continued

July 17^th            To Cash paid John Hart for Signeing            No            81            12-10-0

                        Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Ellis Certificate            82            15-12-0

                        Ditto paid Aaron Peirson & James neetman            83            54-0-

            20            Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Borden Esq’r            84            54-0-

                        Ditto paid Ditto for Leiu Borden’s Comp            85            123-1-1

                                                                                                                        210-3-1

                                    Ditto paid Major Joseph Haight               86            200-6-2

22                Ditto paid Leiu’t Elliiot Howell                        87            0-18-

Ditto paid Rensellear Williams                         88            6-6-8

Ditto paid Rachel Hills                                    89            3-18-4

Ditto paid Wm. Tucker for paper                        90            1-0-

                                                                                    212-9-2

Ditto paid Alexander Chambers                        91            315-0-

            August 5          Ditto paid Anne Burtlefs Rci                   92            7-10-

                                    Ditto paid Col’n Joseph Borden Esq’r    93            301-10-

                        14            Ditto paid Cap’n Jonathan Wood                        94            30-0-

                                    Ditto paid Whelton Creps Esq’r Certif    95            9-0-

                                                                                                                        663-0-0

                                    Ditto paid John Holme Esq’r Certificate            96            12-0-

                                    Ditto paid Caleb Shreve Esq’r Ditto                 97            10-10-

                                    Ditto paid Josiah Holmes Es’r Do                   98            19-16-

                                    Ditto paid Peter Taleman Esq’r Do                   99            11-8-

                                    Ditto paid Jonathan Aires Esq’r Do             100            8-14-

                                                                                                                        62-8-0

                                    Ditto paid Jonathan Bowen Esq’r Do                   101            18-0-

                        19            Ditto paid John Dennis Esq’r Treasurer            102            4020-0-

                                    Ditto paid Pheloman Dickinson Esq’r    103            7-10-

                                    Ditto paid William Hay Exprefs                 104            3-15-

                        28            Ditto paid Col’n Jospeh Borden Esq’r    105            150-0-

                                                                                                                        4199-5-

                                    Ditto paid William Tucker                         106            100-10-

                                    Ditto paid Susannah Willson                         107            7-10-

            Sept’m            4            Ditto paid Rachael Hills      Rec’t               108            1-0-4

                        6            Ditto paid Col’n David Potter                             109            30-0-

                        7            Ditto paid Doct’r Sam’l Bard                               110            500-0-

                                                                                                                        639-0-4

                        14            Ditto paid General Dickinson                                 111            93-15-

                                    Ditto paid Daniel Baillergeau                                112            3-16-

                        17            Ditto paid Committee of Trenton                    113            23-2-

                                    Ditto paid Augustine Herman                        114            3-0-

                                    Ditto paid Isaac von Campen Esq’r              115            15-6-

                                                                                                                        138-19-0

                                    Ditto paid John Cleaves Symmes Esq’r            116            11-14-

                                    Ditto paid Postage of Letters allowed                         2-6-8

                                    Ditto to the Treasurer Signeing the money              12-10-

                                    Ditto to the Treasurer his Salery                                  30-

                                    Ditto paid Wm. Cain and Ferrel Two Soldiers

                                    By order xxx of General Dickinson of the Militia            -15-0

                                                                                                                        57-5-8

                                                                                                                        6182-10-3

Dr        Samuel Tucker Congrefs Treasurer in ..

1776 March 20^th      To Cash John Hart                                                 1005-0-0

            April 3              To Ditto Ditto                                                                    1005-0-0

            May 6              To Ditto Ditto                                                                    10285-16-

                        22            To Ditto Received from Peter Campbell                      36-10-7

            July 4               To Ditto Received from Samuel How Esq’r                   2512-10-0

                        17            To Ditto Received from John Hart Esq’r                201-0-

            August 14        To Ditto Received from Sam’l How Esq’r                   8708-2-

                        26            To Ditto Received from Samuel How Esq’r                   1167-0-

                                                                                                                        24920-18-7

N. B. there yet Remaines in the hands of Mefs’rs John Hart and Samuel How Esq’r Two of the Signers or one of them            115-14-6 to Make up the western Share of the 5000-5 being 25000-2-6

Samuel Tucker Esq’r

Balance 7811-16-7

                        Trenton Errors Excepted

                                    18^th September 1776

                                                Signed: Sam’l Tucker Treasurer-

Samuel Tucker’s Account as Treafurer to the Congrefs of New Jerfey with Voucher N 1 to 119 inclufive except

No       22

            29

            64

            73

            117 waiting-