Certification of payments; account of Isaac Garretson, clerk at Baltimore navy yard
Document 1798Certification that $318.66 is due Isaac Garretson, Clerk of the Navy Yard at Baltimore, being his compensation from December 1, 1797 to May 4, 1798, the date of the expiration of his services and of his appointment as Purser to the frigate "Constellation."
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Accountants Office.
May 13. 1793.
I Certify that there is due to [undecipherable] Joseph [undecipherable] Naval Agents at Baltimore the sum of [undecipherable] two hundred [undecipherable] five dollars being the amount paid by them to Isaac Garrison Clerk of the Navy Yard at Baltimore for his compensation from 2 Junes to 4 December 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to John Kelly Esqr supervisor of the Revenue —
Dr 375 —
The Secy of War
W. Simmons
Acctt
Accountants Office
May 13 1799
I Certify that there is due to Isaac Garrison Clerk of the Navy Yard at Baltimore the sum of three hundred & up [undecipherable] dollars [undecipherable] being for his compensation from 2 December 1797 to the 4 May 1799, the expiration of his service, and date of his appointment as Purser to the Frigate Constellation; which sum is to be transmitted to John Kelly supervisor Baltimore —
Dr 318. 66.
The Secy of War
W. Simmons
Acctt
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $318.66 is due Isaac Garretson, Clerk of the Navy Yard at Baltimore, being his compensation from December 1, 1797 to May 4, 1798, the date of the expiration of his services and of his appointment as Purser to the frigate "Constellation."
Date
05/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798051821255
Page start
161
Note
Account of Isaac Garretson.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
Isaac Garretson
clerk navy yard Baltimore
purser
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Baltimore
Maryland
Accountants Office
navy yard
Notable items
pay
frigate construction
USS Constellation
services
appointment

