Certification of payment; Phelps and Sanford for freight and transportation services
Document 1800Certification of payment; $274.39 to Phelps and Sanford for freight and transportation services of sundry articles of public property and storage.
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[23 June 1790 & 3 Feby 1800]
[underline: Dollars 236. 74]
The Sec.y of War —
Accountants Office
April 12th 1800
I certify that there is due to James Postlethwait the sum of sixty five dollars & fifteen Cents, being the amo[unt] of his account for sundary Medicines & attendance furnished the Recruits under the command of Capt. Jat. Ashman at Transburg in the state of Pennsylvania from the 3rd June 1799 to 10 Mar: 1800 agreeably to the Report of Doctr Gillaspy & Strong, which sum is to be paid to Doctr David Jackson by order of said Doctr Postlethwait —
Dolls 65. 15
The Secretary of War —
April 12th 1800
I certify that there is due to Phelps [undecipherable: probable reading Sanford] the sum of Two hundred seventy four dollars & 39/100 being the amount of their account allowed by virtue of the letter of the Secretary of War dated 24 February 1800 for expenses incurred by them in the execution of certain duties in the Quarter master Generals Department, consisting of freight & transportation, rations or [undecipherable] of articles of public property & storage allowed them, including a commission of 5 pt on their disbursements —
Dolls 274. 39 —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $274.39 to Phelps and Sanford for freight and transportation services of sundry articles of public property and storage.
Date
04/12/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800041221152
Page start
186
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Phelps and Sanford
contractors
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
freight
transportation
articles of public property
storage
pay


