Certification of payment; Robert Howe, contractor at Wilmington North Carolina, for sundry medicines purchased for use of Fort Johnston and for expenses capturing and keeping a deserter from this place
Document 1800Certification of payment; $58.14 to Robert Howe, contractor at Wilmington North Carolina, for sundry medicines purchased for use at Fort Johnston and for expenses capturing and keeping a deserter from this place.
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[undecipherable: probable reading: "lieutenant admitted in conformity to directions from the Secy of War, as note in the detail of this date —"] No
No 21. 3
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Sepr 3. 1800
I Certify that there is due to John Mc[undecipherable] late a [undecipherable] in the 11 Regt of Infantry the Sum of Sixty six dollars & 41/100, being the amount of his accounts for travelling expences while Recruiting, mustering, Postage of letters received by him and other [undecipherable] expences incurred in pursuance of sundry directives from Head Quar[ters] —
N S
Dr 66 66 44
The Secy of War
September 10 1800
I Certify that there is due to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the Sum of Forty six dollars & 14/100 being for Rations & Quarter master expenditures for the use of the Detachment of the 1st 2d. 3d Regt of Infantry encamped at the City of Washington between ye Aug 1 & 14 Sepr 1800, & commanded by Brig Genl Wilkinson. N S
Subt of the Army 30.22
Quarter master Exps 15.[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 46.[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $58.14 to Robert Howe, contractor at Wilmington North Carolina, for sundry medicines purchased for use at Fort Johnston and for expenses capturing and keeping a deserter from this place.
Date
09/04/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800090421053
Page start
232
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
Griffith J. McRee
collector Wilmington North Carolina
Robert Howe
contractor
deserter
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Wilmington
North Carolina
Fort Johnston
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
medicine
expenses
purchases
capturing and keeping deserter
desertion

