Pay of Private Edward Ledwidge, a waiter to Captain William McRea
Document 1797Certification that $20 is due Private Edward Ledwidge, a waiter to Captain William McRea, being his pay from December 1796 through April 1797.
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under the command of the said Capt Blackburn at Fort Norfolk - the sum of [underline: Three Hundred and thirty one dollars and Sixty Cents] being for his and their Pay for the month of April 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor of Virginia to be by him paid to the said Richard S. Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Drs 331.60 Pay of the Army 1797 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War 2079 Acct
Accountants Office
May 13th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Edward Ledwidge Private, a Waiter to the late Capt Wm McKea [underline: Twenty] dollars being for his Pay from the 1st December 1796 to the 1st May 1797.
Drs 20. Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War 2082 , Acct
Accountants Office
May 13th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Levi McLean late lieutenant in the Army of the United States the sum of [underline: Two Hundred Dollars and eight Cents] being for Six months Pay and Subsistence allowed him by an Act of Congress of the 3d March 1797 intituled "an Act to repeal in part the Act intituled 'an Act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States agreeable to a list of Deranged Officers received from the Secretary
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $20 is due Private Edward Ledwidge, a waiter to Captain William McRea, being his pay from December 1796 through April 1797.
Date
05/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797051321055
Page start
407
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private Edward Ledwidge
waiter
Captain William McRea
accountant
Secretary of War
waiter
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay

