Certification of payments; John Hills, Temporary Engineer and Draughtsman
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Certification of payments; John Hills, Temporary Engineer and Draughtsman
Description
Certification of payments; John Hills, Temporary Engineer and Draughtsman, for work on fortifications and harbors, for sundry plans, surveys, estimates made by Captain Pitts for a block house, and for other obstructions to navigation at Sandy Hook Bay, Poulushook, [Paulus Hook] and narrows near New York. For expenses to and from New York and Philadelphia, including stationary.
year created
1799
month created
01
day created
12
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
Ebenezer Stevens
Captain Pitts
Treasurer
Temporary Engineer
Draughtsman
Agent War Department
Treasurer
John Hills
War Department Accountant
notable location
Accountants Office
Paulus Hook
New York
New Jersey
Sandy Hook Bay
Poulushook, [Paulus Hook]
narrows near New York
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Accountant's Office
War Department
notable item/thing
block house
surveys
estimates
navigation
fortifications
harbors
fortification of harbors
pay
block house
plans
obstructions to navigation
expenses
stationary
notable idea/issue
fortification of harbors
document number
1799011221152
page start
315
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DOP01 (431 pages) | Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) | V:B, P:310 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |