Certification of payment; Philadelphia prison for subsistence of Morris Gerry, deserter from the Army of the United States to Philip Edwards, prison keeper
Document 1800Certification of payment; $8.50 to Philadelphia prison for subsistence of Morris Gerry, deserter from the Army of the United States and confined at Fort Mifflin, to Philip Edwards, prison keeper.
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Accountants Office
March 27th 1800
I Certify that there is due to the Philadelphia Prison the sum of eight dollars & 50/00 being for the subsistence of Morris Gerry a deserter from the army of the United States, from 12 January to 6 March 1800 inclusive, & now in confinement at Fort Mifflin by certificate of Lieut. Meminger which sum is to be paid to Philip Edwards keeper of the aforesaid Prison
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Incld Abont cap: Drs 8.50
The Secretary of War
March 31st 1800
I Certify that there is due to Capt. [undecipherable: McElroy] Ast. Adjt. General, the sum of Thirty five Dollars; being to refund him a like sum paid to [undecipherable: Naumann] for writing done in the office of the Adjt. General, allowed in conformity with the authority of Maj. Gent. Hamilton. which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York
W.S.
Dollrs 35.
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $8.50 to Philadelphia prison for subsistence of Morris Gerry, deserter from the Army of the United States and confined at Fort Mifflin, to Philip Edwards, prison keeper.
Date
03/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800032721752
Page start
177
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Theodore Meminger
Morris Gerry
deserter
army
Philip Edwards
prison keeper
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Fort Mifflin
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia prison
Notable items
desertion
pay
confinement
subsistence


