Certification of payment; Sergeant Philip Williams, Commanding Fort Johnson North Carolina
Document 1797Certification of payment: $36 is due Sgt. Philip Williams, commanding at Fort Johnson North Carolina, being the amount of the bounty paid by him to three recruits and the premium for enlisting them. To be transferred James Read Esquire, Collector, Wilmington North Carolina
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Dto Accountants Office
July 19th 1797
I certify that there is due to Captain Recrui L Blackburn, Lieutenants John Saunders and James Tripllett Cadets Peter Hamlin and Thomas Blackburn, the non Commissioned Officers and Privates under the command of Capt Blackburn stationed at Fort Norfolk, the sum of [underline: Three hundred thirty nine dollars and ninety cents] being for his and their pay for June 1797 and for balance of bounty due to Timothy Merrell, Henry Kent & Peter Johnson Privates which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington, Supervisor Virginia, and to be by him paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be accountable for the due application thereof.
333.77 Pay of the army
14.13 Bounties Soldiers
[underline: 350.] [strikethrough: 90]
Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
July 19th 1797
I certify that there is due to Sergt Philipp Williams commanding at Fort Johnson N. Carolina, the sum of [underline: thirty six dollars] being amount of Bounty paid by him to 3 Recruits & premium for inlisting them which sum is to be transmitted to James Read Rec Collector Wilmington N. Carolina.
Bounties 30
Premium 6 The Sec of War acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment: $36 is due Sgt. Philip Williams, commanding at Fort Johnson North Carolina, being the amount of the bounty paid by him to three recruits and the premium for enlisting them. To be transferred James Read Esquire, Collector, Wilmington North Carolina
Date
07/19/1797
Author
Recipient
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Accountants Office
Document number
1797071921152
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Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Sergeant Philip Williams
command
James Read
collector Wilmington North Carolina
recruits
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Wilmington North Carolina
Accountants Office
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bounty
enlist
pay
certification
premium

