Salary of James Hackett, Constructor of the frigate building at Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Document 1796Hagner certifies that $500 is due James Hackett for his salary as Constructor of the frigate building at Portsmouth, New Hampshire from April through June 1796.
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Department of War
Accountant's Office
July 1st 1795
I certify that there is due to Jacob Powderer private in Captain Benjamin Truce's Company of [undecipherable] upon the sum of [undecipherable] dollars being his pay from the [undecipherable] do to the [undecipherable] June 1795 inclusive
[undecipherable]
In absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Princ'l Clk.
The Sec'y War.
Accountant's Office
July 1st 1795
I certify that there is due to Corp'l Daniel [undecipherable] of the Corps of [undecipherable] the sum of one hundred & thirty eight dollars [undecipherable] being for his Subsistence from 1 January 1795 [undecipherable] pay from 1 June to 30th [June?]
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In absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Princ'l Clk.
The Sec'y of War.
Department of War
Accountant's Office
July 1st 1795
I certify that there is due to James Hackett [undecipherable] being for his [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] Building at Portsmouth [undecipherable] from the [undecipherable] to the [undecipherable] June 1795 his pay [undecipherable] agreeably to a letter to him from the Secretary at War which sum is to be transmitted to [undecipherable] [undecipherable: probable reading "Supervisor"] [undecipherable]
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In the name of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Princ'l Clk.
The Sec'y of War.
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Hagner certifies that $500 is due James Hackett for his salary as Constructor of the frigate building at Portsmouth, New Hampshire from April through June 1796.
Date
07/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796071121455
Page start
268
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
James K. Hackett
Joshua Wentworth Supervisor New Hampshire
United States Navy
constructor of frigate building
accountant
Secretary of War
principal clerk
Notable locations
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
Piscataqua
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Notable items
pay
salary
USS Congress
Frigate construction

