Instructions to pay Captain Blackburn
Document 1795Directs John Kilty to pay Capt. Richard Blackburn.
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Departm.t of War Accountants Office
Cms. Edw.d Voss. August 17 1795
Fort Norfolk
Virginia Sir
Your letter of the 7th Instant enclosing your Receipts Roll I have received which has been com=pared with the Pay Roll; the am.t thereof will be passed to your Credit. the next Muster you send on to this Office you will be pleased to be qualified to as being a true State of the Men under your Command.
I am Sir y.e
William Simmons
Cap.t Edw.d Miller. D. of War Accountants Office
Middle Town August 17. 1795
Sir
In the absence of the Accountant I have to acknowledge the Receipt of your letter of 9.th August — enclosing a Receipt of Russell Gannis for seven Dollars [undecipherable] which will be passed to your Credit.—
I am Sir y.c
Peter Hagner
John Kitty. Esq.r D. of War Accountants Office
Baltimore August 17.th 1795
Sir
In the absence of the Account=ant. I have to inform you that The Treasurer of the U=nited States will remit you the sum of Three hundred Dollars. to be by you delivered to Richard Scotto Blackburn Cap.t in the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at Alexandria Virginia for which sum he is accountable. You will please take his Receipts accordingly —
I am Sir Y.e —
Peter Hagner
Clk
Cap.t Rich.d S. Blackburn. D. of War Accountants' Office
Alexandria August 17.th 1795
Sir
In the absence of the Account=ant I have to inform you that. The Treasurer of The United States will remit to John Kitty Esquire Supervisor at Baltimore The sum of Three hundred Dollars to be by him delivered to you for the purpose of Recruiting for which sum you will be held accountable, and will please give him the necessary Receipts —
P.S.
Inclosed you have two Acts of I am
Congress. ordered to be Sir Y.e —
forwarded at the War office. Peter Hagner
Clk
Ens. David Thompson. D. of War Accountants Office
Winchester August 17.th 1795
Sir
Your account with the Vouchers for your disbursements in the Recruiting Service, together with Ens. Peyton's Recruiting account transmitted by you about the 15 June last to the Secretary of War have been under examination, from which it appears that your Account and that Ens. Peyton received 200 Dollars for the Recruiting
Type
Letterbook
Description
Directs John Kilty to pay Capt. Richard Blackburn.
Date
08/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795081721255
Page start
192
Note
Document is third on the page of three.
Notable persons
John Kilty
Peter Hagner
Richard Blackburn
Notable locations
Baltimore
War Accountant's Office
Alexandria
Virginia
Notable items
pay

