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Document 1795Informs the Clerk of the Naval Yard at Portsmouth that Joshua Wentworth will transmit to him the sum of 187 dollars.
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D. of War. Accountant's Office
October 30th 1795.
Edmund H. Quincy
Clk of the Naval Yard
Portsmouth New Hampt.
Sir,
You will receive from Joshua Wentworth Esqro Supr Portsmouth, the sum of one hundred, eighty seven Dollars and fifty Cents being for your salary from the 1st July to the 30th Septr 1795 incl. for which you will please sign duplicate Receipts.
I am Sir &c.
Wm Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs the Clerk of the Naval Yard at Portsmouth that Joshua Wentworth will transmit to him the sum of 187 dollars.
Date
10/30/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795103021355
Page start
290
Notable persons
Edmund Quincy
William Simmons
Joshua Wentworth
clerk of navy yard
supervisor
Notable locations
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
War Accountant's Office
navy yard
Notable items
pay
frigate construction
receipts
frigate Congress