Certification of payments; subsistence of Edward Head, sailing master frigate United States
Document 1798Certification that $44 is due Edward Head, acting sailing master of the frigate "United States", being for his subsistence from September 13, the date of his appointment, through December 1797.
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Accountants Office
February 8th 1798
I certify that there is due to William M'Rea Lieutenant of Marines in the [undecipherable] United States the sum of Sixty one Dollars and [undecipherable] cents being for his subsistence from [undecipherable] the date of his appointment to the 31 December 1797 inclusive
HJ Simmons
Actt
[undecipherable] Secretary of the [undecipherable] of the Secretary of War
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
February 8 1798
I certify that there is due Edward [undecipherable] acting as Master of the [undecipherable] United States the sum of forty four Dollars being for his subsistence from the 13th [undecipherable] 97 the date of his appointment to the 31 December following inclusive.
HJ Simmons
Actt
[undecipherable] July [undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
February 15 1798
I certify that this is due to Captain Bedwick [undecipherable] commanding at [undecipherable] Island [undecipherable] William [undecipherable] Sergeant Samuel [undecipherable] the sum of four hundred thirty five Dollars & seven cents being for [their?] subsistence up to 31 December 97 inclusive which sum [was?] late transmitted to Nicholas [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at New York late to him [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] who [undecipherable] has had no account for the due appropriation of the same.
HJ Simmons
Actt
[undecipherable] The Secy [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $44 is due Edward Head, acting sailing master of the frigate "United States", being for his subsistence from September 13, the date of his appointment, through December 1797.
Date
02/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798020521255
Page start
96
Note
Account of Edward Head
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Head
acting sailing master
accountant
Secretary of War
navy
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
subsistence
frigate United States

