Pay for George Bridges, deceased
Document 1800Certification of payment; $25.77 balance of pay to George Bridges, deceased, late on the expedition of General Josiah Harmar in 1790.
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Accountants Office
January 9th 1800
I Certify that there is due to Samuel Fields
the sum of [undecipherable] dollars &c the being amount of his [accounts?]
of [Printing?] &c or Public Letters addressed to Officers & [undecipherable] in the [service?]
of the United States from 9th July to 31 December 1799, as [committed?]
[of?] the Secretary of War— W.S.
[Dols?] 26.36
The Secretary of War—
[undecipherable] & &c
I Certify there is due to Carnes & Murdock
a [Brooklyn?] [undecipherable] contractor the sum of [One Hundred?] Dollars
being a balance [or?] [returns?] & [undecipherable] [master?] [store?] [furnishing?] the
[service?] at [this?] time [between?] [their?] [th?] 22d December 1799 which
sum is to be transmitted to [John?] [Trowlington?] [undecipherable] [surveyor?]
[to?] be by him [sent?] to the same Carnes & Murdock &c— W.S.
[Dols?] 1100—)
The Secretary of War
January 9th 1800
I [certify?] that [there is due?] to [Will?] [Hanna?] This
sum [is?] duly [paid?] &c being the amount of his advances
[to?] [Others?] [have?] been entered to [Adam?] [Rogers?] [Craig?] [on board?] [relating?]
to the [pay?] [and?] &c of the troops by order of the Secretary of War—
[Dols?] [undecipherable] 38
The [Secretary?] [of?] War—)
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $25.77 balance of pay to George Bridges, deceased, late on the expedition of General Josiah Harmar in 1790.
Date
01/07/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800010721152
Page start
135
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Thomas Davis attorney
Joshua Bridges
Josiah Harmar
George Bridges
General Josiah Harmar
deceased
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
death
expedition of General Josiah Harmar 1790
pay

