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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Accountant's Office
April 10th 1800
I certify that there is due to Benjamin Gills Captain in the 10 Regt of Infantry the sum of [underline: Twenty dollars] being for expenses incurred by him while in pursuit of William Bowen a Deserter from Bristol — W.S.
Dolls 20.—
The Secretary of War
April 10th 1800
I certify that there is due to Nathaniel Leonard Lieutenant in the 2nd Regt of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of [underline: ninety two dollars & 41/100] being to reimburse him a like sum paid for the reward & expenses incurred in pursuing & apprehending Sundry deserters from the Garrison at Fort Sumner which sum is to be transmitted to Nathl Fosdick Collector at Portland to be by him paid to the said Lieut. Leonard — W.S.
Dolls 92. 41
The Secy of War
April 10th 1800
I certify that there is due to John Kilty Supervisor of Maryland's the sum of [underline: five hundred & thirty eight Dollars] & [undecipherable] being the amount of his account of commission for receiving [undecipherable] monies from the [undecipherable] of War [undecipherable]
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

