Certification of payment; Lieutenant David McCale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmeads Company, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia, commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney, ordered out to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794
Document 1799Certification of payment; $10.10 for retained rations to Lieutenant David McCale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmeads Company, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia, commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney, ordered out to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794.
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Accountants Office
July 22: 1799
I Certify that there is due to David M'Tale Lieutt in Captn Benjamin Ashmeads' Company 1 Regt of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colo Francis Gurney ordered into Service to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pensylvania in the Year 1794, the sum of Ten dollars & 10/100, being for his Retained Rations from 14 Septr to 15 Novr 1794 inclusive — WS
Dos 10.10.
The Secretary of War.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $10.10 for retained rations to Lieutenant David McCale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmeads Company, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia, commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney, ordered out to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794.
Date
07/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799072221552
Page start
77
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant David McCale
Captain Benjamin Ashmead
company
1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia
command
Colonel Francis Gurney
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Notable items
insurrection
pay
retained rations
Whiskey Rebellion