Certification of payments; pay of recruits at Ellis's Island

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; pay of recruits at Ellis's Island

Description

Certification that $138.03 is due at detachment of recruits stationed at Ellis's Island under the command of Lieutenant David Hale, being his and their pay for February 1798.

year created

1798

month created

04

day created

04

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

note

Account of David Hale and detachment.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York
detachment of recruits
Lieutenant David Hale
accountant
Secretary of War
command

notable location

Ellis Island
Ellis's Island
New York
Accountants Office

notable item/thing

pay

document number

1798040421251

page start

132

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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:132

Document names

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