Certification of payment; Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for Indian confined for murder
Document 1800Certification of payment; $170 to Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for an Indian confined for murder.
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Accountants Office
May 30th 1800
I certify that there is due to Richard Harrison Esq.r the sum of [underline: one hundred &seventy Dollars] being am.ot of his account for retaining, fee Costs &Counsel Fees upon the cause of Houdin ad.r Van Ingen &for his fee, &expenses at Albany to obtain Habeas Corpus & liberate an Indian confined for murder, admitted by the Secretary of War, which sum is payable to M.r Edw.d Jones & order of said Richard Harrison — No
Doll.s 170.—
The Sec.y of War
May 30th 18[00]
I certify that there is due to Jeremiah Wadsworth the sum of [underline: six hundred &fifty four Dollars 9 No] being a balance on Settlement of his account for purchasing of Cartouch Boxes Shoes &c agreeably to the directions given him by the Sec.y of War, including a Commission of 2½ p.r C.t on am.ot of disbursements made by him —
C.S.
Doll.s 654. 61
The Sec.y of War
June 3d 1800—
I Certify that there is due to John Foncier the sum of [underline: Two hundred & eight Dollars & [undecipherable]] being for his compensation as Engineer appointed for the purpose of constructing Fortifications for the defence of the Town & Harbor of Baltimore for April & May 1800 admittable agreeably to his appointment by the President of the United States, given at the war office 7 Oct: 1799 —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $170 to Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for an Indian confined for murder.
Date
05/30/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800053021052
Page start
209
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Richard Harrison
Houdin
Van Ingen
Indian
accountant
Secretary of War
attorney
Notable locations
Albany
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
cause
pay
habeas corpus
Indian confined for murder
costs
retaining fee
counsel fee

