Pay of Sergeant Hedges' Detachment at Fort Norfolk
Document 1796Notifies Graves that Edward Carrington will deliver him a sum of money for the pay of Sergeant Hedges and his detachment of artillerists and engineers at Fort Norfolk
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A William Graves Esqr Department of W[undecipherable]
Norfolk Virga Accountants O[undecipherable]
March 15[undecipherable]
Sir
Edward Carrington [undecipherable]
of Virginia will pay you the sum of 43 [undecipherable]
55 cents, being for the pay of Sergeant Robert Hedg[undecipherable]
the detachment under his command for January [undecipherable]
1796 for which sum you will Sign duplicate Rec[undecipherable]
be accountable for the disbursement thereof agre[undecipherable]
the enclosed Receipt Rolla. —
I am Sir Yr O[undecipherable]
William Si[undecipherable]
A Capt. Daniel Bill. Department of [undecipherable]
Accountants [undecipherable]
March 17[undecipherable]
Sir
Your accounts and Vouch[undecipherable]
Pay Masters are now under examination, your att[undecipherable]
will therefore be indispensably necessary as it will g[undecipherable]
facilitate the Settlement thereof; for which purp[undecipherable]
are hereby requested to attend at this Office as [undecipherable]
you possibly can make it convenient. —
I am Sir Yr [undecipherable]
William [undecipherable]
A Abvan D. Orr Esqr Department of W[undecipherable]
Accountants [undecipherable]
March 17[undecipherable]
Sir
I have examined the [undecipherable]
Musters of Col. Harrison's Regiment of Artillery and ca[undecipherable]
find the Name of Edmund Brooke entered on eith[undecipherable]
or that any person of that Name ever served as an Off[undecipherable]
in that Regiment, if it Should hereafter appear that [undecipherable]
Brooke has a Claim for services, no claim having [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Graves that Edward Carrington will deliver him a sum of money for the pay of Sergeant Hedges and his detachment of artillerists and engineers at Fort Norfolk
Date
03/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796031621955
Page start
16
Notable persons
William Graves
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond Virginia
artillerists and engineers
detachment
Sergeant Robert Hedges
Notable locations
Norfolk, Virginia
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt rolls
pay

