Certification of payment for Washington Morton and Samuel B. Malcolm
Document 1800Certification of payment; $114 to Washington Morton and Samuel B. Malcolm for services as Judge Advocate for Courts Martial in New York; trials of Captain Frye, Doctor Osborne, Captain Cochran, Major Hoops.
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Gun carriages from 1 Dec.r 1799 to 15.t March 1800, agreeably to the Instructions given by major Lewis Tousard by order of Major Gen.l Alex.t Hamilton, while there for returning which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York, to be by him paid to the said Lieut.t [Cranen?]
Doll.rs 131. 25 [initials]
The Sec.y of War
(Accountants Office
March 20. 1800)
I Certify, that there is due to Washington Morton, and Samuel B Malcolm, the sum of One hundred & fourteen Dollars being for their services respectively as Judge advocate on Gen.l Courts martial held in the City of New York in the Year 1799, (the former on the Trials of Capt.n Fry & Doct.r Osborne the latter on those of Major Hoops & Capt.n Cochran) admitted agreeably to a letter from the Secretary of War, dated Sept. 4.th 1799 which sum is payable to Tho.s B Adams order.
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Doll.rs 114— Ind.t Cont.t exp.t
The Sec.y of War
March 21.st 1800
I Certify that there is due to George Steel Lieut.t in Capt.t Jacob Darling's company 1 Reg.t of Philad.a County Militia commanded by Col.l Joseph Cowperthwaite ordered into Service in 1794 to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania the sum of ten dollars & Two being balance due him for [undecipherable: retained] [undecipherable: rations]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $114 to Washington Morton and Samuel B. Malcolm for services as Judge Advocate for Courts Martial in New York; trials of Captain Frye, Doctor Osborne, Captain Cochran, Major Hoops.
Date
03/21/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800032121453
Page start
172
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Thomas B. Adams
Washington Morton
Samuel B. Malcolm
Judge Advocate
Captain Frye
Doctor Osborne
Major Hoops
Captain Cochran
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
court martial
trials
pay
payment

