Certification of payment; Captain Conrad Seyfert, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia commanded by Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794
Document 1799Certification of payment; $14 for retained rations to Captain Conrad Seyfert, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia commanded by Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794.
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Accountants Office
June 28th 1799
I Certify that there is due to Conrad Seyfort
Capt 1 [undecipherable] Philada Militia commanded by Col. Francis Gurney
called into Service to Suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties
of Pennsa in 1794, the Sum of Fourteen Dollars, being for
his retained Rations from 26 Sept to 10 Decr 1794 inclusively—
Dolls 14.—
W.S.
The Secy of War—
4210
June 20 1799
I Certify that there is due to Dr John Jones
the Sum of thirty dollars being for the amount of his account certified
by Doctor Joseph Strong for medicine & attendance furnished sundry
Sick Soldiers of Captn John Henry's Detachment while stationed at the
Spring house Tavern on the expedition against the Insurgents, in
northampton County between 1 & 22 April 1799 —
Dolls 30.—
W. S.
The Secy of War
4215
June 21st 1799
I Certify that there is due to Doctor M. Shippen
the Sum of thirty dollars, being for the amount of his account,
for examining invalids & for taxing sundry Doctors Accts or claims
against the U. S.
W. S.
Dolls 30.—
4227.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $14 for retained rations to Captain Conrad Seyfert, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia commanded by Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794.
Date
06/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799062021752
Page start
46
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Conrad Seyfert
1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia
Francis Gurney
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
western counties of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion
retained rations

