Certification of payment; Michael Gunkle, Contractor for Pennsylvania for rations, quartermaster, and hospital supplies and expenditures for the use of troops of the United States marching through Pennsylvania
Document 1800Certification of payment; $949.17 to Michael Gunkle, Contractor for Pennsylvania for rations, quartermaster, and hospital supplies and expenditures for the use of troops of the United States marching through Pennsylvania.
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Accountants Office
May 31st 1800
I Certify that there is due to Richard Harrison Esqr the Sum of One hundred Seventy Dollars being amount of his account for retaining his [undecipherable] & counsel fees given to the cause of Abraham ad: Van Duysen & for his fee & expenses as Attorney to obtain habeas corpus & liberate an Indian confined for murder, admitted by the Secretary of War, which sum is payable to Mr Clew & Jones by order of said Richard Harrison — m
Doll 170
The Secy of War
May 30th 1800
I Certify that there is due to [undecipherable] the Sum of Six hundred Eighty four Dollars & [undecipherable] being a balance on Settlement of his account for purchasing of Contracts [undecipherable] agreeable to the directions given him by the Secy of War, including a Commission of 2½ [undecipherable] Ct on amount of disbursements made by him.
C.S.
Doll 684 41
The Secy of War)
June 3d 1800
I Certify that there is due to John Turner the Sum of Two hundred & eight Dollars & [undecipherable] he being [undecipherable] consideration as Engineer appointed for the purpose of constructing Fortifications for the defence of the Town & Harbor of Baltimore for June & May 1800 also the [undecipherable] by the appointment by the President of the United States given at the rate [undecipherable] April/Oct 1799 —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $949.17 to Michael Gunkle, Contractor for Pennsylvania for rations, quartermaster, and hospital supplies and expenditures for the use of troops of the United States marching through Pennsylvania.
Date
05/30/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800053021255
Page start
207
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Michael Gunkle
Contractor
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Pennsylvania
Notable items
rations
quartermaster supplies
hospital supplies
expenditures
pay
marching troops

