Statement of the Claim of James White
Document 1791The United States in account with James White late a Corporal in the Virginia Line of Colonel Lee's Legion.
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No 1296.
Statement of the
Claim of
James White
[Received Treasury Office?]
[undecipherable] 1789[?]
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Dr. To the United States from James White [undecipherable] a Corporal in the Virginia [line?] &c —
| | Dollars |
|---|---|
| For pay [as] Corporal [from] Feb[ruary] [undecipherable] 1782 [to] 31 December [undecipherable] 19 mo [9] [days] @ [undecipherable] dollars | 110 |
| For pay as ditto in a [file] from the 1st January 1783 [to] the 13 [undecipherable] 1783, 10 mo 13 [days] @ 10 [Dollars] per [Corporal] | [undecipherable] |
| For Gratuity allowed by [Act] of Congress of 15 May 1778 [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
Cr.
| | Dollars |
|---|---|
| By [balance] of Pay to 1st January 1783 or [undecipherable] | 60 |
| By one months pay [in lieu of?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] | 115 |
| By [advances?] [undecipherable] December 1783 | [undecipherable] |
| [undecipherable] | 185 |
[undecipherable]
Comptroller's Office, [March?] [28?] 1784[?]
[undecipherable signature]
Auditor[?]
[undecipherable]
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
The United States in account with James White late a Corporal in the Virginia Line of Colonel Lee's Legion.
Date
05/14/1791
Author
Recipient
Document number
1791051421002
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Oliver Wolcott, Jr., Auditor of the Treasury
Joseph Howell
Shoemaker
James White
Colonel Lee
John Dart
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Comptroller's Office
South Carolina
Virginia
Notable items
account
pay
gratuity
Act of Congress
interest
account