Certification of payments; salary of Caleb Gibbs
Document 1798Certification that $187.50 is due Caleb Gibbs, Clerk of the Navy Yard at Boston, being his salary for October through December 1797.
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Accountants Office
January 7 1798
I Certify that there is due to the Estate of Roswell Marble late a private in Captain J. Taylors Company the sum of thirty six Dollars and ninety six Cents being balance of his pay from 1st January 1792 to 31st January 1793 per Abstract D No 766. which sum is payable to John Thompson Admr Administrator on the Estate of said Roswell Marble.
Dollars 36.96
The Secy of War
W. Simmons
Acct
Accountants Office
January 15 1798
I Certify that there is due to George Clayborn Constructor of the Frigate Constitution the sum of five hundred Dollars being for his Salary from 1st October to 31 December 1797 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor thereof and to be by him paid to the said George Clayborn
Dollars 500.
The Secy of War
W. Simmons
Acct
Accountants Office
January 5 1798
I Certify that there is due to Caleb Gibbs Clerk of the Navy Yard at Boston the sum of One hundred and eighty seven Dollars and fifty Cents being for his Salary from 1st October to 31st December 1797 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor thereof to be by him paid to the said Caleb Gibbs.
Dollars 187.50
The Secy of War
W. Simmons
[Acct]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $187.50 is due Caleb Gibbs, Clerk of the Navy Yard at Boston, being his salary for October through December 1797.
Date
01/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798010821155
Page start
81
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson
supervisor Boston
Caleb Gibbs
clerk of navy yard Boston
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Boston
Massachusetts
Accountants Office
navy yard Boston
Notable items
pay
salary
frigate construction
USS Constitution

