Certification of payments; expenses of George Ross for pursuing deserters
Document 1797Certification that $34.34 is due Lt. George T. Ross of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his and Sgt. Morrison's expenses in pursuing and bringing back from Wilmington George Tyson and John Mason, two deserters from Fort Mifflin.
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Accountants Office
Decemr 7 1797
I certify that there is due to George Kline
the sum of Twenty four dollars and thirty three Cents being amount of
his account for advertising deserters, printing handbills & by direction of
Lieutenants, Andrew Marschall & Isaac Clark which sum is payable to
Robert Rowan per Order of the said George Kline
W Simmons
Acct
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No26..33 Continuation of No 25[undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
Department of War
Accountants Office
Decr 7 1797
I certify that there is due to George S. Ross
Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers the sum of Thirty
four dollars & thirty four Cents being the expenses of himself and
Sergeant Morrison in pursuing and bringing back from Wilmington
George Lyons, and John Mason, two Deserters from Fort Mifflin
Dollars 34[undecipherable] Do Expences in 1797
W Simmons
Acct
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $34.34 is due Lt. George T. Ross of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his and Sgt. Morrison's expenses in pursuing and bringing back from Wilmington George Tyson and John Mason, two deserters from Fort Mifflin.
Date
12/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797120721255
Page start
63
Note
Account of George Ross.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
George Tyson
John Mason
deserters
Lieutenant George T. Ross
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
War Office
Accountant's Office
Sergeant Harrison
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Sergeant Morrison
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Fort Mifflin
Wilmington
Department of War
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Notable items
desertion
pay
pursuing deserters

