Certification of payments; account of Joseph Cranch
Document 1798Certification that $544.45 is due to Joseph Cranch, being the amount of his account for repairing and cleaning arms and finding materials for the same at the post of West Point through January 1798.
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Accountants Office
January 19th 1798
I Certify that there is due from the Accountant of [undecipherable] on the account of the Ordnance Department at West Point the sum of forty four Dollars & one cent, being pay for two days, 93, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor New York, to be by him paid to George Hening Covenanter & military Storekeeper at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
R Simmons
Acct
Pay of the Army for 93 $44.9
The Acct of War
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Accountants Office
January 20th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Joseph French the sum of five hundred forty four Dollars & forty five Cents being amount of his account for repairing, cleaning Arms and furnishing materials for the same at the Bellpot West Point to the 11th January 93, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor at New York and to be by him [undecipherable] [strikethrough: paid to Joseph French] payable to St Mahan & Freman printers —
R Simmons
Acct
$344.45
The Acct of War
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Accountants Office
February 14th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Thomas Haight the sum of ninety two Dollars & twenty five cents being for Blacksmiths work done at the two arraoys, at the service of West Point from 1 October to 31 December 97, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor at New York, to be by him paid to George Hening Covenanter, military Storekeeper at West Point who is to be held
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $544.45 is due to Joseph Cranch, being the amount of his account for repairing and cleaning arms and finding materials for the same at the post of West Point through January 1798.
Date
02/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798022021355
Page start
108
Note
Account of Joseph Cranch. Portions crossed out.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Nehemiah Freeman
Joseph Cranch
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
pay
cleaning arms
repairing arms
finding materials

