Certification of payment; Edmund Winchester, Contractor for rations, clothing, Quartermaster, and supplies
Document 1799Certification of payment; $38.28 to Edmund Winchester, Contractor for rations, clothing, Quartermaster, and supplies to garrison at Castle William Island, Boston Massachusetts.
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Accountants Office
June 4. 1799
I Certify that there is due to Captn Richard R. Cusack of the 2d Company of Grenadiers 1st Regt Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colt Francis Gurney, called into service to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylv[ania] in 1794. the sum of Twenty one Dollars & 80/100, being for his retainer rations from 14th Septr to 24th Decr 1794 inclusively.
Dollrs 21. 80
Wm Simmons
Clkt [undecipherable]
The Secy of War No 4137—
June 4. 1799
I Certify that there is due to Lieut James McLena[undecipherable: probable reading McLenard] of Captn William Lawrences Company of Infantry commanded by Colt Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania in 1794 the sum of Eight dollars & 20/100, being for his retainer rations from 22d Septr to 18 Novr 1794 inclusively —
Wm Simmons
Acct
Dollrs 8. 20
The Secy of War 4150—
June 6. 1799
I Certify that there is due to Edmund Winchester Contractor the sum of Thirty nine Dollars & [undecipherable]/100, being balance due him for rations Quarter master & clothing supplies, to the Garrison at Castle Williams Island, between 1 January & 31 March 1799, which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $38.28 to Edmund Winchester, Contractor for rations, clothing, Quartermaster, and supplies to garrison at Castle William Island, Boston Massachusetts.
Date
06/06/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799060621952
Page start
29
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson
supervisor Boston
Edmund Winchester
contractor
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Castle William Island
Boston
Massachusetts
Accountant's Office
Notable items
supplies
pay
rations
clothing
quartermaster supplies
garrison

