Certification of payments; compensation of the State of Virginia
Document 1798Certification that $542.25 is due the State of Virginia, being the expenses incurred by the officers of a court martial convened for the purpose of trying Colonel Wells and Captain Caperton and Hawkins for expenses incurred in arresting the ship "Unicorn", an illicit privateer, which sum is payable to John Lawson, by order of the executive of the said State.
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[of War
Dr 210...
The Secretary of War]
[W. Simmons
Acctt]
Accountants Office
July 16. 1798
I Certify that there is due to Lieut Daniel Bepell of the 1st United States Regt the sum of One hundred & thirty five Dollars & 90/100 so much recovered from him by the superior Court of the state of Connectt by a suit at Law being for the costs & damages for inlisting William Fisher an apprentice to John Merriam the same having been approved & allowed by the Secretary of War which sum is payable to Samuel W. Dana Esqr who is to be accountable to pay the same to the said Lieut Daniel Bepells
W. Simmons
Acctt
Dr 135. 30
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
July 19 1798
I Certify that there is due to the State of Virginia the sum of five hundred forty two Dollars & 25/100 being for expences incurred by the Officers composing a court martial for the purpose of trying Coll [undecipherable] Captn Caperton & Hawkins & for expences incurred in arresting the Ship Unicorn an illicit Privateer which amount is payable to John Lawson Esqr by order of the Executive of the said State agreeably to accounts admitted by the Secretary of War
W. Simmons
Acctt
Dr 542. 25
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $542.25 is due the State of Virginia, being the expenses incurred by the officers of a court martial convened for the purpose of trying Colonel Wells and Captain Caperton and Hawkins for expenses incurred in arresting the ship "Unicorn", an illicit privateer, which sum is payable to John Lawson, by order of the executive of the said State.
Date
07/19/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798071921152
Page start
203
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Caperton
Colonel Wells
Captain Hawkins
John Lawson
Ship Unicorn
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Virginia
Notable items
Ship Unicorn
expenses
Privateer
Court Martial
arrests


