Certification of payment: John Steele, Coxswain, and crew of public barge
Document 1797Certification that $64 is due John Steele, Coxswain, and the crew on board the public barge at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for July 1797.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
July 15th 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Bryant D. C. M. Stores at Springfield, Massachusetts the sum of One hundred thirty four Dollars & twenty five Cents being for his Compensation & Contingent expenses in the Military Store Department from the 1 April to the 30th June 1797 inclusively which sum is to be transmitted to Jonn Jackson supervisor of Massachusetts.
Drs 134.25
The Secretary of War
Wm Simmons
Acct
Accountants Office
August 2d 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Steele Cox-swain & the Crew employed on board the Public Barge stationed at Mud Island Fort the sum of Sixty four Dollars being for his and their pay for July 1797 which sum is payable to the said John Steele per order
$60. Ex: 1797 Drs 64
The Secretary of War
Wm Simmons
Acct
Accountants Office
August 2d 1797
I Certify that there is due to Earing laming [undecipherable] Supervisor of Virginia the sum of Twenty three Dollars and ninety three Cents being amount of his account of Commissions for receiving & paying monies from the Department of War from January 1[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $64 is due John Steele, Coxswain, and the crew on board the public barge at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for July 1797.
Date
08/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797080221052
Page start
5
Note
Account of John Steele
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Steele
Coxswain
accountant
Secretary of War
crew
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountants Office
Notable items
public barge
pay

