Receipt for Salaries Paid
Document 1790This is the receipt of Stagg and five other officers acknowledging the payment of their respective salaries by the Secretary of War.
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[War Office, Phila[delphia] [undecipherable] 1790
No. 1288. 8/100
[undecipherable] Salaries [undecipherable] 1790
Paid October [undecipherable] 1790]
The United States
To the Secretary for the
Department of War
1790 No.
For the Salary of the Secretary of the
Department of War for the months
July, August & September
at Dollars 3000 per annum Do 750
For Sallary of John Stagg junr principal Clerk
for the above period at Do 600 pr annum . . . . . . 150.
For Sallary of R. S. Vanden Broeck for the
above period @ Do 500 pr annum . . . . . . — 125
For sallary of Constant Freeman for the
above period @ Dollars 500 pr an . . . . . . . . . . 125
For sallary of Benjamin Bankson from the
6 day of Augt to the 30 following
inclusive being 25 days Do 500 pr an . . . . 34. 25
For sallary of Caleb Swann for the month July
to the 18th of August inclusive being
49 days @ Do 500 pr An . . . . . . . . . . . . 67. 12
For Sallary of Cesar Lloyd Cummings Messenger
for the months July, August & September
@ Do 150 pr annum —— 37. 50
O Dollars — 1288. 8[7]
War Office October 1. 1790
In the absence of the Secretary of War
[undecipherable signature]
October 7th 1790
We acknowledge to have received of the Secretary of War the
following Sums being our respective Salaries for July
August & September 1800.
The Secretary of War . . . . . 750. -
John Stagg Junior . . . . . . 160. - [signature: undecipherable]
R. S. Vanden Brook . . . . 125 [signature: undecipherable]
Constant Freeman . . . . . 125 [signature: undecipherable]
Benjamin Bankson . . . . . 33. 96. [signature: Benj Bankson]
Caleb Swan . . . . . . . . . . . 66. 57.
C. L. Cummings - - - - - - 37. 50 [signature: Cesar L. Cummings]
Amount of the warrant — 1288. 8[?] + [undecipherable]
deducton B. Bankson 29/100}
C. Swan 55/100} — 84
Amount of the Statement — 1288. 87.
Type
Document Signed
Description
This is the receipt of Stagg and five other officers acknowledging the payment of their respective salaries by the Secretary of War.
Date
10/07/1790
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1790100715001
Page start
3
Notable persons
Benjamin Bankson
Caleb Swan
C. L. Cummings
John Stagg
R. J. Vandenbrock
Constant Freeman
Secretry of War [Knox]
Notable items
salaries
warrant

