Certification of Pay for Rebecca Tobias
Document 1800Simmons certified the pay of Rebecca Tobias for her work as matron to the hospital at Kempsville, Virginia. Money is payable to Frederick Claiborne, Lieutenant, and attorney to Barney Keath, husband to Rebecca Tobias.
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Accountants Office
April 23d 1800
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I Certify, that there is due to Rebecca [undecipherable] the Sum of Twenty nine dollars & [undecipherable] for her Pay as a Matron to the Hospitals at [undecipherable] from 11 Decr 1798 to 31 Decr 1799, which sum is payable to Tho: B. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] May 9 of [undecipherable] Attorney to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the present Husband of this said Rebecca Robins.
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Dec 29. 41
The Secy of War
James Miller Esq. April 26th 1800
Agent for the Provn
In the accounts rendered by you as Agent for the Quarter master General, are contained charges for the supply of fuel to Officers and others, who have been hitherto in the habits of receiving it from Garrisons.
To these charges you appear solely to rely on the receipts of the persons from whom it was purchased, in some cases attended by the acknowledgement of an individual of its reception, without a statement of the number & rank of the Officers, the number of the men, commissioned Officers & Privates, servants & Negroes not Soldiers, & of Washerwoman, for whom demands, with the price for which it is furnished, and that the Officers or men were not on furloughs, certified by the Commandant of the Garrison, or recruiting party.
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certified the pay of Rebecca Tobias for her work as matron to the hospital at Kempsville, Virginia. Money is payable to Frederick Claiborne, Lieutenant, and attorney to Barney Keath, husband to Rebecca Tobias.
Date
04/23/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800042321155
Page start
104
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Rebecca Tobias
Lieutenant Ferdinand Claiborne
1st Infantry Regiment
attorney
Barney Heath
husband
matron
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Kempsville Virginia
hospital at Kempsville
Notable items
books

