Certification of payments; pay of Sergeant Joel Cook
Document 1798Certification that seven dollars is due Joel Cook, late a sergeant in the detachment at Middletown, Connecticut under the command of Captain Edward Miller, being his pay for October 1797.
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Accountants Office
July 24. 1798
I certify that there is due to the Troops stationed at Fort Norfolk in Virginia under the command of Capt Richard Blackburn the sum of fourteen hundred & sixty two Dollars & 69/100 being for the pay of himself & his Company including forage of surgeons mate William Barnwell & the pay of the Detachment of Lieut.t Claiborne to the 30 June 1798 and also for returning Bounties due the Recruits enlisted by the said Lieut.t Claiborne, which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington supervisor Richmond to be paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
W. Simmons
Acct.
Pay of the Army — 1192. 69
Forage of Officers — 6 —
Bounties to Recruits — 264 —
Dollars 1462 09
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that seven dollars is due Joel Cook, late a sergeant in the detachment at Middletown, Connecticut under the command of Captain Edward Miller, being his pay for October 1797.
Date
08/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798080621055
Page start
211
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
principal clerk
detachment
command
Captain Edward Miller
Sergeant Joel Cook
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Middletown
Connecticut
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

