Account for Alexander Gibson and Richard Blackburn

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Sir Richmond Sub^t Office Dec. 5. 1797 Enclosed you will receive two rect^s as p list below I am very respectfully 1 Rec.^t of Cap^t. Alex^r. Gibson Nov. 23.^d 97 — for 3[undecipherable] /48 l. 1 Do. of Cap^t. Rich^d. Blackburn Nov. 28. 97 265.12 V [undecipherable] Off^r. $641.52 Carrington $641.52. [cover:] [RICHMOND D—] [stamp] William Simmons Esq^r Accountant to the Dep^t. [of] War Sub^t Office Philadelphia [Richmond] [right margin, rotated:] Edward Carrington No 3 — 14 — 1797 dis. [undecipherable]

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Letter, encloses receipts of Captain Alexander Gibson and Captain Richard Blackburn.

Date

12/05/1797

Author

Edward Carrington

Recipient

William Simmons

Sent from

Richmond

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217)

Document number

1797120570001

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Note

Cited in Simmons to Carrington, 12/14/1797.

Notable persons

William Simmons

Edward Carrington

Capt. Alexr. Gibson

Capt. Richd Blackburn.

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Richmond

Notable items

rects.