Salary of George Claghorn constructor of the frigate building at Boston
Document 1796Hagner certifies that $500 is due George Claghorn, constructor of the frigate building at Boston Massachusetts, being his salary from April through June 1796.
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[Department of War 273
Accountants Office
July 21 1796
I Certify, that there is due to [undecipherable] Harvey the sum of One hundred and Thirty Nine Dollars and thirty five Cents being for his pay, forage and rations of his subsistence and for subsisting his waiter from 1 May to 30 June 1796 [undecipherable]
In advance of the Acct.
Peter Hagner, pr Cllk]
Accountants Office,
July 22 1796
I Certify, there is due to Lieut Henry Muhlenberg
in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers the sum of Seventeen
Dollars for his personal baggage to New York from West point
to Philadelphia In advance of the Accountant—
Bs 17
The Secretary of War Peter Hagner pr Cllk
[Department Office
July 22 1796
I Certify there is due to George [undecipherable: probable reading Claghorne] Constructor
of the Frigate building at Boston the sum of Five hundred
Dollars being for his Salary from 1 April to 30 June 1796 inclusive which [undecipherable] to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor
Boston
Bs 500 In advance of the Accountant
The Secretary of War Peter Hagner pr Cllk]
Department of War
Accountants Office
22 July 1796
I Certify that there is due to the Troops under the Command
of Capt [undecipherable] Springs, at [undecipherable] Grove Fayette County Pennsylvania [undecipherable]
the sum of Two hundred Thirty two Dollars and forty Nine Cents being for [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hagner certifies that $500 is due George Claghorn, constructor of the frigate building at Boston Massachusetts, being his salary from April through June 1796.
Date
07/22/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796072221155
Page start
273
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
George Claghorn
Samuel Nichols
Joshua Humphreys
US Navy
Jonathan Jackson
supervisor Boston
accountant
Secretary of War
principal clerk
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Boston Massachusetts
Hartt's Shipyard
Notable items
frigate construction
USS Constitution
salary

