Certification of payments; account of Captain Richard S. Blackburn

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; account of Captain Richard S. Blackburn

Description

Certification that $6.67 is due Captain Richard S. Blackburn of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his account embracing bounties to soldiers, expenses of recruiting, incidental and contingent expenses, and monies remaining in his hands from the pay of himself and the detachment under his command at Fort Norfolk, for February 1797 through May 1798.

year created

1798

month created

08

day created

02

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Richard S. Blackburn
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
recruits
soldiers
detachment
command

notable location

Fort Norfolk
Virginia
Accountants Office

notable item/thing

pay
bounties
expenses
recruiting expenses
incidental expenses
contingent expenses

document number

1798080221156

page start

209

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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:208

Document names

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