Pay for Captain Samuel Nicholson
Document 1796Directs payment of salary for Captain Samuel Nicholson of the Navy frigate building at Boston. Advises Jackson of the government's policy for the quarterly compensation of federal supervisors for transacting War Department business.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Supervisor Boston
Department of War
Accountants Office
22 July 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you Two hundred Dollars which you will please pay to George Claghorne Constructor of the Frigate building at Boston being for his Salary from 1st April to 30 June 1796 incld for which Sum you will please take Duplicate Receipts
I am &c
In absence of the Accot
Peter Wagner pr Clk
George Claghorne
Naval Constructor
Boston
Department of War
Accountants Office
22 July 1796 —
Sir
Jonathan Jackson Esqr Supervisor will pay you the sum of Two hundred Dollars being for your Salary from 1st April to 30th June 1796 incl — for which Sum you will sign Duplicate Receipts — —
I am &c
In absence of the Accot
Peter Wagner pr Clk
David Jones Esqr
Springfield
Massachusetts
Accountants Office
July 23d 1796 —
Sir
I received your letter of the 19 inst accompanied by the Accounts and Vouchers therein mentioned which will be examined and the ditto will be [undecipherable] to your Credit on the Books of this Office of this you will be informed — I am &c
p. Wagner pr C[l]k
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs payment of salary for Captain Samuel Nicholson of the Navy frigate building at Boston. Advises Jackson of the government's policy for the quarterly compensation of federal supervisors for transacting War Department business.
Date
07/20/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountatns Office
Document number
1796072021655
Page start
143
Note
Cited in Jackson to Simmons, 07/28/1796.
Notable persons
Jonathan Jackson
Peter Hagner
Captain Samuel Nicholson
supervisor Boston
clerk
Notable locations
Boston
Accountants Office
Notable items
navy frigate Constitution
pay
subsistence
receipts
compensation

