Certification of payments; James McHenry for expenses incurred in a journey to Mount Vernon to the present commander in chief on business related to his commission.

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; James McHenry for expenses incurred in a journey to Mount Vernon to the present commander in chief on business related to his commission.

Description

Certification of payments; $95.90 due to Secretary of War James McHenry for expenses incurred for the month of July 1798 in a journey to Mount Vernon Virginia to the present commander in chief on business related to his commission.

year created

1798

month created

12

day created

13

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
George Washington
commander in chief
John Adams
Secretary of War
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountants Office
Mount Vernon
War Office
Philadelphia
Virginia

notable item/thing

expenses
commission
business
pay
journey

notable idea/issue

McHenry as Secretary of War for Washington and Adams

document number

1798121321152

page start

286

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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:284

Document names

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