Certification of payment; Ensign Thomas Hale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmeads Company and afterwards, Captain Jonathan Carsons, 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794
Document 1799Certification of payment; $12.10 for retained rations to Ensign Thomas Hale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmeads Company and afterwards, Captain Jonathan Carsons, 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794
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Accountants' Office
August 7th 1799
I certify that there is due to the Estate of Thos Hale late an Ensign in Capt Benjn Ashmeads Company and afterwards Captn Jonathan Carsons Company 1 Regt A Philadelphia Militia commanded by Coll. Francis Gurney, ordered into service to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania in 1794 the sum of [underline: Twelve dollars] — 10/100, being for his retained rations from 14 Sept to 24th December 1794 inclusively which sum is payable to Elizabeth Hale his Widow.
W.S.
Dolls 12.10
The Secretary of War
No 4429.
August 7th 1799
I certify that there is due Edmunds Winchester Contractor the sum of [underline: Ten hundred fifty six Dollars 17/100], being for rations & Quartermaster Stores, furnished the Garrison at Castle William Island in April & May 1799 which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor at Boston to be by him paid for the said Edmd Winchester
W.S.
Subsistence of the Army 946.92
Quartermaster Dept 110.1
(Dolls 1056.93
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $12.10 for retained rations to Ensign Thomas Hale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmeads Company and afterwards, Captain Jonathan Carsons, 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794
Date
08/07/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799080721552
Page start
94
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Ensign Thomas Hale
Captain Benjamin Ashmead
company
Captain Jonathan Carson
1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia
command
Colonel Francis Gurney
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Notable items
insurrection
pay
Whiskey Rebellion
retained rations

