Certification of payments; pay of detachment at Fort Norfolk under Captain Richard Blackburn
Document 1798Certification that $396.76 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk under Captain Richard Blackburn, being the pay of himself, Lieutenant John Saunders, Lieutenant James Tripplett, Cadets Peter Lambkin and Thomas Blackburn, Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell (including forage) and the non-commissioned officers and privates, through January 1798
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Accountants Office
January 13th 1797
I certify that there is due on a Statement of the [accts?] of [undecipherable] Regiment stationed at [Rhode?] Island under the command of Major [undecipherable] the sum of two hundred [undecipherable] Dollars and [undecipherable] cents being [pay?] & forage of himself for [November?] [undecipherable] by [officers'?] forage [&] forage of [persons?] under [undecipherable] and by [all?] the non commissioned officers [&] privates at the said Detachment for November & December [undecipherable] which sum is payable to [Capt.?] Thomas [undecipherable] to be by him paid to the said Major [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same
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a Simmons
Acct
I am [?] 1797
Accountants Office
February 13th 1798
I certify that there is due on a Statement of the [accts?] of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at [Fort?] Norfolk under the command of Capt [Richards?] Blackburn the sum of two hundred and [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] cents being on [acc't?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [James?] Blackburn [undecipherable] William Barnwell [undecipherable] forage from [1st?] [August?] [undecipherable] and the non commissioned [officers?] [&?] Privates of the said Detachment to [31st?] January [undecipherable] inclusive which sum is to be [chargeable?] to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at Richmond to be by him paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same
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J Simmons
Acct
[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $396.76 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk under Captain Richard Blackburn, being the pay of himself, Lieutenant John Saunders, Lieutenant James Tripplett, Cadets Peter Lambkin and Thomas Blackburn, Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell (including forage) and the non-commissioned officers and privates, through January 1798
Date
02/15/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798021521155
Page start
104
Note
Account of Richard Blackburn and detachments.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Richard Blackburn
Lieutenant John Saunders
Lieutenant James Tripplett
Cadet Peter Lambkin
Cadet Thomas Blackburn
Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
officers
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Richmond
Virginia
Fort Norfolk
Notable items
pay
forage

