Certification of payments; Captain Blackburn's Detachment
Document 1798Certification that $275 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk under Capt. Richard Blackburn, being the pay of himself, Lieutenants John Saunders and James Tripplett, Cadets Peter Lambkin and Thomas Blackburn, and the non-commissioned officers and privates for December 1797.
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Accountants Office
January 23d 1798
I Certify that there is due to with Detachment the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers Stationed at Fort Johnson South Carolina under the command of Capt. Michael Kalteisen the sum of four hundred forty eight Dollars sixty three cents, being for pay of himself Lieut Jonathan Robeson Surgeon's Mate Frederick Dultba & including forage & The non commissioned Officers who mates of the said Detachment for November & December with one ration for himself & 1 and Stevens superumerary of that ration to be by him paid to the said Capt. Kalteisen who is to be held accountable for the due application hereof.
W. Simmons
*Acct.*
Pay of the Arms 436.63
Forage of Officers 11.
[underline: 448.63]
*for Sir of bar.*
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Accountants Office
January 23 1798
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers Stationed at Fort Norfolk under the command of Capt. Richd Blackburn the sum of two hundred & seventy nine Dollars being for pay of himself Lieut John Saunders & James Tripplett, Elias Lambkin & Thomas Blackburn Cadets, and the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Detachment for 1 mont & such sums is to be hereafter to Edward Carrington Dept or [undecipherable] Nearmont to be by him paid to the said Capt. Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Pay of the Arms 279 40—
*the No of War*
W Simmons
*Acct.*
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $275 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk under Capt. Richard Blackburn, being the pay of himself, Lieutenants John Saunders and James Tripplett, Cadets Peter Lambkin and Thomas Blackburn, and the non-commissioned officers and privates for December 1797.
Date
01/25/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798012521355
Page start
90
Note
Account of Richard Blackburn and detachment.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Richard Blackburn
Lieutenant John Saunders
Lieutenant James Triplett
Cadet
Cadet
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Norfolk
Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

