Certification of payments; account of Captain Richard S. Blackburn
Document 1798Certification that $6.67 is due Captain Richard S. Blackburn of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his account embracing bounties to soldiers, expenses of recruiting, incidental and contingent expenses, and monies remaining in his hands from the pay of himself and the detachment under his command at Fort Norfolk, for February 1797 through May 1798.
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Accountants Office
August 4 - 1791
I Certify that there is due to William Littlefield
Captain on the 1 Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of seventy
two dollars being for bounties paid & premium allowed him for recruiting
four soldiers in the said Regiment which sum is to be transmitted to
John S. [undecipherable] his superior at Providence to be by him paid to the said
Capt Littlefield —
W Simmons
acct [undecipherable]
1 72 — Bounty money
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
August 4th 1791
I Certify that there is due to the Non [undecipherable]
troops stationed at Fort M'[undecipherable] under the command of Capt [undecipherable]
the sum of four hundred twelve Dollars & [undecipherable] being for the pay of [undecipherable]
Philip Landess & Samuel S [undecipherable] Jones & the non commissioned Officers &
men of the said Detachments for the month of July 1791 —
W Simmons
acct [undecipherable]
By 4th army for 95 412. [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $6.67 is due Captain Richard S. Blackburn of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his account embracing bounties to soldiers, expenses of recruiting, incidental and contingent expenses, and monies remaining in his hands from the pay of himself and the detachment under his command at Fort Norfolk, for February 1797 through May 1798.
Date
08/02/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798080221156
Page start
209
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Richard S. Blackburn
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
recruits
soldiers
detachment
command
Notable locations
Fort Norfolk
Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
bounties
expenses
recruiting expenses
incidental expenses
contingent expenses

