Certification of payments; detachment of recruits at Staunton, Virginia under Captain Alex Gibson
Document 1798Certification of payments; $378.11 to detachment of recruits at Staunton, Virginia under Captain Alexander Gibson, for pay.
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Accountants Office
December 3d 1793
I Certify that there is due to John Steele Coxswain & the Crew of the public Barge employed at Mud Island Fort the Sum of Sixty four Dollars, being for his & their pay for November 1793. which Sum is payable to the said John Steele per order.
W. Simmons
Acct Wr Dt
[?]64. S.B. exp W.D.
The Secy of War. Wt 3489.
Accountants Office
December 3d 1793.
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits Sta[tioned] at Staunton under the command of Capt Alexr Gibson the Sum of three hun[dred] seventy eight Dollars & ⁄100 being for his & their pay for the month of Octob[er] 1793 which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at Richmond Virginia to be by him paid to the said Capt Gibson who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
W. Simmons
Acct Dt War
Pay of the army ... 378.11.
The Secretary of War
Wt 3438.
Accountants Office
December 1st 1793.
I Certify that there is due to Samuel C Vance Capt [of] of Infantry the sum of sixteen Dollars & ⁄100 being for his Subsistence [for] the month of November 1793.
W. Simmons
Acct Dt War
Subsist. of Officers £76.20 Wt 3480
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $378.11 to detachment of recruits at Staunton, Virginia under Captain Alexander Gibson, for pay.
Date
12/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798120321052
Page start
277
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond Virginia
accountant
detachment
Captain Alexander Gibson
recruits
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Staunton
Virginia
Richmond
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay


