Receipt for Salaries Paid by the War Office
Document 1792Stagg and nine other officers acknowledge receipt of their salaries from the Secretary of War.
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[Docket notation, rotated on right margin:] [undecipherable] Salaries January, February & march [undecipherable: probable reading 1758. 10] from [undecipherable] 1792.
The United States Salaries fo. 1792 fo.
To the Secretary for the Department
of War..... D
1792.
For the Salary of the Secretary of War for the months
of January, Feby. & March @ 3000 Ds Annum 750.
For Ditto of John Stagg Junr. Chief Clerk, for
the above [strikethrough: same] period @ 600...... 150.
ditto from January 11. 1792. at
100 D...................... Q. 22.25 172.25
For ditto of R. O. Vanden Brook for the
above period @ 500...... 125.
ditto from 16. Feb. 1791 @ 100 12.36 137.36
For Caleb Swan, for the above period .... 125
For Constant Freeman .... do .... 125
For Benjamin Bankson do .... 125
For Philip Audébert .... do .... 125.
For Nathan Jones, for his Salary from
11 January to 31 March 1792 @ 400 Dols $ 89.1
For Jas. B. Smith for his Salary from the
16 Feby. 1792 to 31 March 1792 $ 49.45
For Caesar Boyd Cummings for his Salary
from 1 January to 18 Feby. 1792 the day of his death $ 20.49
For Fredk. Sprig, Messenger for his Salary from
3 March to 31 Do @ 250 Dols
Dolls.
Philadelphia April 4th 1792
We the Subscribers acknowledge to have received from the
Secretary for the department of war the following Sums
Specified opposite our names respectively, being for Salaries
for January, February & March 1792.
the Secretary of war D750 —
John Stagg Junior .... 172.25 [signature: John Stagg]
R. J. vanden Brook .... 187.36 [signature: R. J. vanden Brook]
Caleb Swan .... 125.
Constant Freeman Junior .... 125. — [signature: Const Freeman Jr]
Benjamin Bankson .... 125. — [signature: Benj. Bankson]
Philip Audébert .... 125. — [signature: Philip Audébert]
Nathan Jones .... 89.1 [signature: N. Jones]
James B Smith .... 49.45 [signature: James B. Smith]
C. L. Cummings Messenger decd .... 20.19 [signature: [undecipherable] Cummings]
Frederik Sprig messenger .... 19.92 [signature: Fred. Sprig]
D1758.18
Type
Document Signed
Description
Stagg and nine other officers acknowledge receipt of their salaries from the Secretary of War.
Date
04/04/1792
Author
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792040415001
Page start
3
Notable persons
John Stagg
R. J. Vandenbrock
Caleb Swan
Constant Freeman
Benjamin Bankson
Philip Audibert
Nathan Jones
James B. Smith
Caesar Lloyd Cummings
Frederick Sprig
Secretary of War [Knox]
Notable items
receipt
salaries

