Compensation of George Claghorne, constructor of the frigate building at Boston
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $166.67 is due George Claghorne, being his compensation as constructor of the frigate building at Boston for September 1796.
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Accountants Office
Oct 17th 1796
I certify that there is due to Edmund W Blaney the sum of One hundred & eighty seven Dollars and fifty Cents being for his Compensation as Clerk of the Navy from 1st [undecipherable] also a fee from 1st July to 30th September 1796 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Joshua Wentworth Supervisor of New Hampshire
Wm Simmons
Acct
[undecipherable] 1795
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct 17 1796
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] Stackpoole the sum of One hundred [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] being for his Compensation as Commissaire of the Invalids Building at Boston from 1st to 30th September 1796 inclusive — which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor of [Massachusetts?]
Wm Simmons
Acct
[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct 19th 1796
I certify that there is due to John [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — Major & Inspector in the [undecipherable] Invalids the sum of One hundred & thirty [undecipherable] Dollars and forty one Cents being the balance of his [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] The [undecipherable] to the 1st September 1796 inclusive —
Wm Simmons
Acct
[undecipherable] 1796
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Oct [undecipherable] 1796
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] Moore and [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of One hundred & [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which sum is to be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Supervisor [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons
Acct
[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $166.67 is due George Claghorne, being his compensation as constructor of the frigate building at Boston for September 1796.
Date
10/17/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796101721155
Page start
304
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson, Supervisor of Massachusetts
United States Navy
Capt. Samuel Nicholson
naval agent Gen. Henry Jackson
George Claghorn
constructor of frigate building
naval agent
General Henry Jackson
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Boston Massachusetts
Edmund Hartt's shipyard
George Claghorne
Notable items
Capt. Samuel Nicholson, chief constructor Col. George Claghorne, and naval agent Gen. Henry Jackson
USS Constitution
pay

