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Dr Wm Carpenter late PM.[Postmaster] Springfield Ill. in a/c[account] with the US [Csc?]
1837
To Balances due on his
quarterly returns as PM
from Nov. 22. to Dec 31. 1836

202 46 		Jan 21
Apl 6
July 10 		By this sum pd[paid] A. L. Mills
" this sum " sum pdRobert Allen & Co.
" this sum " sum pd Robert do[ditto] 		210 58
594 07
698 15
1837. Mar. 7. To this sum recd[received]
of Jas Alexander late
PM. Richland Ill.

1 94 		Jan ^1838^ 16
Apl 28
July 7 		“ this sum " sum pd Robert do
" this sum " sum pd Robert do
" this sum " sum pd Robert do 		1.162 78
1.526 03
696 09
Mar 12. To Ditto of D. Robinson
late PM. Bethany Ill.
8 50 		Oct 11
Jan ^1839^ 3 		" this sum " sum pd Robert do
" this sum " sum pd Robert do 		809 13
692 24
To a/cs from Jan 1 to Mar 31. 1837 592 13 " this sum " sum pd Robert Balance 253 38
June 14 To this sum recd of
Abraham Lincoln late
PM. New Salem Ill.

248 63
To a/cs from Apl 1 to June 30. 1837 699 28
To a/cs fromJuly 1 " Sep 30 " " " " 682 37
Dec 5. To this sum recd of
C. Arnold agt[agent] on a/c of
Edwd Mitchell late PM

244 51
Toa/c from Oct 1 to Dec 31. 1837 600 15
1838 Feb 19. To this sum recd of
the Reps[Reports] of Edwd Mitchell
late PM.

176 51
To a/cs from Jan 1 to Mar 31. 1838 772 80
To a/cs from Apl 1 " June 30 " " " 702 69
To a/cs from July 1 " Sep 30 " " " 809 14
To a/cs from Oct 1 " Dec 31 " " " 671 24
To a/cs from Jan 1 " Jan 31. " "1839 221 10
$6.633 45 $6,633 45
To Balance 253 38 1
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[ docketing ]
Lincoln as New Salem Postmaster
[ docketing ]
$244.38
Sep 2 1840
1A line is drawn from $253 38 in the first column to $253 38 in the last column.

Handwritten Document, 2 page(s), Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)