Pay of Captain Blackburn & His Men
Document 1797Certification that $331.60 is due Lieutenant John Saunders, Lieutenant James Triplett, Cadet Peter Samkin, Captain Richard Blackburn, and the men under his command at Fort Norfolk, Virginia being his and their pay for April 1797.
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Accountants Office
May 6th 1769
I Certify that there is due to John Ramsay private in Capt Richard H. Graxtons Company 2d regiment the sum of [underline: Sixteen dollars] being for his pay from 1 Jany to 30th April 1769 which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson (secy Supt Massachusetts and by him paid to said Captain Graxton per order of said Ramsay.
Dr H. Payr regt Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 11th 1769
I Certify that there is due to Robert Lee, late a Lieutenant in the 2d regiment [underline: Seventy one Dollars and twenty] [underline: Cents] being for Balance of Pay and Subsistence from the 1st Jany to the 1st March last the day his Resignation was accepted, which amount is payable to John Devant by order of said Lee.
54.30 Pay
15.80 Subsistence
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.25 [undecipherable] expenses
Dr Payr [undecipherable] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 11th 1769
I Certify that there is due to Constant Freeman Agent for the War Department the sum of [underline: Five hundred fifty seven
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $331.60 is due Lieutenant John Saunders, Lieutenant James Triplett, Cadet Peter Samkin, Captain Richard Blackburn, and the men under his command at Fort Norfolk, Virginia being his and their pay for April 1797.
Date
05/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797051221355
Page start
406
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Virginia
Lieutenant John Saunders
Lieutenant James Triplett
Cadet Peter Samkin
Captain Richard Blackburn
men
command
non commissioned officers
private
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Notable items
pay

