Certification of payment; William Cobbett, printer for advertising sundry deserters from Fort Mifflin by order of Major Lewis Tousard
Document 1800Certification of payment; $21.12 to William Cobbett, printer for advertising sundry deserters from Fort Mifflin.
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Accountants Office
April 16th 1800
I certify that there is due to William Cobbett Printer, the sum of twenty one dollars & 12/100 being the amount of his account for advertising sundry deserters from Fort Mifflin by order of Major Lewis Tousard: which sum is payable to John Morgan, Attorney for said Wm Cobbett — [initials]
D[oll]r 21. 12
The Secy of War —
April 1[undecipherable]th 1800
I certify that there is due to Samuel Brown Baker 11th Regt of Infantry the sum of ninety seven dollars & 25/100 being the amount of his account of expences paid by him in pursuing and apprehending sundry deserters from his Company & for Postage of letters & stationary while on the Recruiting Service— [initials]
D[oll]r [undecipherable]
The Secy of War —
April 17th 1800
I certify that there is due to George [undecipherable] [undecipherable: probable reading Major] in the Regiment of Cumberland County Militia commanded by [undecipherable] ordered into service in the Year 1794 to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania the sum of twenty four dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being the balance due him for rations from the 24 Sept to the 11 Dect 1794— [initials]
Dolls 24 [undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $21.12 to William Cobbett, printer for advertising sundry deserters from Fort Mifflin.
Date
04/16/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800041621252
Page start
187
Note
First document on page
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
William Cobbet
printer
deserters
Major Louis Tousard
John Morgan
attorney
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Fort Mifflin
Notable items
advertising
account


