Certification of payments; expenses of George Ross for pursuing deserters
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Certification of payments; expenses of George Ross for pursuing deserters
Description
Certification that $34.34 is due Lt. George T. Ross of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his and Sgt. Morrison's expenses in pursuing and bringing back from Wilmington George Tyson and John Mason, two deserters from Fort Mifflin.
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
07
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Account of George Ross.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
George Tyson
John Mason
deserters
Lieutenant George T. Ross
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
War Office
Accountant's Office
Sergeant Harrison
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Sergeant Morrison
notable location
Accountants Office
Fort Mifflin
Wilmington
Department of War
Philadelphia
North Carolina
notable item/thing
desertion
pay
pursuing deserters
notable idea/issue
desertion
document number
1797120721255
page start
63
Item sets
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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:63 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |