John Ogburn, Discharged for Being Under the Age Required by Law
Document 1796Sealed authorized warrant for S. Lewis lately reimbursed by J. Osborn for his bounty and clothing. Osborn was discharged due to his age and therefore owed the government money.
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[undecipherable] thewithin March 22d 1796
Vide Meredith Trea.
[undecipherable]
No 141
To Samuel Lewis Sent Clerk in the War Office.
Pay to Samuel Meredith Treasurer of the United States, the Sum of Twenty five dollars and sixty cents, so much having been received by you from John Ogburn late a Soldier in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers who was discharged on account of his being under the age required by law: ten dollars thereof being Bounty paid him, and the remainder for Clothing received by him while in Service: for which Payment this shall be your Warrant.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the War Office this twenty second day of March 1796.
James McHenry
Secy of war
Dollars 25 60/100
Countersigned by
H. Simmons
Acct.
Registered in the War Office
Samuel Lewis Sent
Clk.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Sealed authorized warrant for S. Lewis lately reimbursed by J. Osborn for his bounty and clothing. Osborn was discharged due to his age and therefore owed the government money.
Date
03/22/1796
Author
Recipient
Document number
1796032200101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Lewis
clerk
William Simmons
treasurer
John Osborn
Notable locations
War Office
War Department
Notable items
bounty
pay
clothing
warrant

