Certification of payments; account of Meriwether Lewis
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Certification of payments; account of Meriwether Lewis
Description
Certification that $291.08 is due Ensign Meriwether Lewis of the United States 1st Regiment, being the balance of his pay from January through November 1797 and his subsistence from November 1796 through November 1797. Balance to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor Richmond, to be paid by him to the said Ensign Lewis.
short description
Certification that $291.08 is due Ensign Meriwether Lewis of the United States 1st Regiment.
year created
1797
month created
12
day created
19
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Account of Meriwether Lewis.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
Ensign Meriwether Lewis
Edward Carrington
United States 1st Regiment
Edward Carrington, Supervisor Richmond
accountant
Secretary of War
notable location
Accountants Office
Richmond, Virginia
notable item/thing
pay
subsistence
document number
1797121921255
page start
71
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:71 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |