Voucher of compensation for services as Quartermaster at Fort Mifflin
Document 1800Voucher of compensation for services as Quartermaster Superintendent of Artificers and Workmen, (agreeable to appointment of Secretary of War), at Fort Mifflin, endorsed twice by McHenry and Simmons.
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[N° 30
Voucher
Compensation as Lieuten[ant]
Master at [Fort] Mifflin
$160
Francis Gibson]
The United States
To Lieut. Francis Gibson Dr.
For his Services as Quarter Master Superintendant of Artificers & Workmen (agreeable to the Appointment of the Honorable Secretary of War) at Fort Mifflin, from the first of July, 1799 to the first of May, 1800, at 16 Dollars Pr Month, in addition to his pay & emoluments in the line of the Army — 10 months Dolls 160.
Philada. May 13. 1800
The above appointment was duly made and the compensation for this extra service aforesaid fixed as aforesaid & Gibson is to be paid accordingly.
James McHenry
Secy of War
[undecipherable]
To [undecipherable]
The within account to be paid by the Quarter Master General — the observations of the accountant are extra official and entitled to no attention.
James McHenry
Sec of War
22 May 1800
The above [note] given under his cloak of Office, which he dare not do in any other way — he has since been dismissed from office
[undecipherable] August 1800
[Dr N° 4[undecipherable]]
Received Philadelphia c May 23. 1800 from John Wilkins Junr & Francis Muller Agent. one hundred & Sixty Dolls. in full the above account. 2 Duplicates —
$160
Francis Gibson Lieut
2d Regt. A & E.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Voucher of compensation for services as Quartermaster Superintendent of Artificers and Workmen, (agreeable to appointment of Secretary of War), at Fort Mifflin, endorsed twice by McHenry and Simmons.
Date
05/13/1800
Recipient
Document number
1800051390301
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Francis Gibson
Quartermaster
artificers
workmen
Secretary of War
John Wilkins Jr.
James Miller
William Simmons
Notable locations
Fort Mifflin
Notable items
compensation
appointment
pay
emoluments
services
account
insult

