Certification of Payment; Recruits at Ellis Island New York

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of Payment; Recruits at Ellis Island New York

Description

Certification that $110.53 is due a detachment of recruits stationed at Ellis Island near New York under the command of Lt. Andrew Marschalk, being their pay through July 1797.

year created

1797

month created

08

day created

09

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

note

Account of recruits under Andrew Marschalk at Ellis's Island

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Recruits
Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
accountant
Secretary of War
detachment
command

notable location

Accountants Office
New York
Ellis Island

notable item/thing

pay

document number

1797080921052

page start

11

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) DOP01 (431 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V:B, P:11

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]