Certification of payment; Captain Benjamin Gibbs, 10th Regiment of Infantry for expenses incurred in pursuit of deserter William Bowen, from Bristol
Document 1800Certification of payment; $20 to Captain Benjamin Gibbs, 10th Regiment of Infantry for expenses incurred in pursuit of deserter William Bowen, from Bristol.
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Dollars 235 $ .74
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
April 10th 1800
I Certify, that there is due to James [undecipherable] the sum of forty five dollars & fifteen [undecipherable], being the amount of his account for sundry Medicines & attendance rendered [the] Recruits under the Command of Capt. [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] in the State of Pennsylvania from the 8th June 1799 & 10 Mar. [undecipherable] agreeably to the [undecipherable] of Doct. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] which sum is to be paid to Doct. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] order of the Doct. [undecipherable] —
Wy
Dear [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
April 13th 1800
I Certify, that there is due to [undecipherable] the sum of two hundred seventy four dollars & [undecipherable] being the amount of their accounts allowed by virtue of the letter of the Secretary of War dated 28 February 1800 on expenses incurred by them in the execution of certain duties in the [undecipherable] matter [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Departmental execution of public [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and [undecipherable] articles of public [undecipherable] allows them [undecipherable] and amount of [undecipherable] on their disbursements —
Wy
Cert: 27 $ 29
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $20 to Captain Benjamin Gibbs, 10th Regiment of Infantry for expenses incurred in pursuit of deserter William Bowen, from Bristol.
Date
04/10/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800041021152
Page start
185
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Benjamin Gibbs
accountant
Secretary of War
10th Regiment of Infantry
deserter
William Bowen
Notable locations
Bristol
Accountant's Office
Notable items
desertion
expenses
pay
pursuit of deserter

