Account of Joseph Cranch
Document 1797Certification that $584.55 is due Joseph Cranch, being the amount of his account for repairing and cleaning arms and finding materials for the same at West Point, New York, through April 1797.
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Accountants Office
May 1.st 1797
I Certify that there is due to the Estate of David Clifford deceased late a Soldier in Cap.t Nichols Company, Art E. The sum of [underline: Fifteen dollars Forty eight Cents] being the balance due him per Abstract D. N.o 450 his pay for October. & the Balance of Bounty due him at the time of his death on the 13th December 1796 which sum is payable to Joseph Cranch her order of Lieut.t David Hale Attorney to Jacob Clifford Father & Heir at Law of the said deceased.
D.rs 15.68/100 Peter Hagner
The Secretary of War— Pr. Clk
Accountants Office
May 1.st 1797
I Certify that there is due to Joseph Cranch the sum of [underline: Five Hundred, Eighty four dollars and fifty five Cents] being the amount of his account for repairing and cleaning Arms, and finding materials for the same at the Post of West Point to the 21 April 1797.
D.rs 584.55/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 1.st 1797
I Certify that there is due to Constant Freeman Major in the Corps of Artillery & Engineers the sum of [underline: One thousand, Eight hundred & thirty seven dollars
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $584.55 is due Joseph Cranch, being the amount of his account for repairing and cleaning arms and finding materials for the same at West Point, New York, through April 1797.
Date
05/01/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797050121155
Page start
396
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Joseph Cranch
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
West Point
New York
Notable items
repairing and cleaning arms
pay
finding materials


