Certification of payment; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burbeck, expenses for self and servant traveling from Detroit to Washington
Document 1800Certification of payment; $172 [$170] to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burbeck, expenses for stage hire and for self and servant traveling from Detroit to Washington.
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Accountants Office
December 11. 1800
I Certify that there is due to Doctor William Leigh the sum of One hundred sixty one dollars $39/100 being the amount of his account for medical Services rendered to a Detachment of Troops stationed at Norfolk under the command of Lieut Ferdinand L. Claiborne admitted agreeably to the Report of Docts Gillasgy & Strong to whom the said acct. was referred for taxation & which sum is to be paid to Wm Thompson Agent for Wm Pennock —
W.S.
Dol.s 161.39
The Sec.y of War
December 13th 1800
I Certify that there is due to Lieut Col.o Henry Burbeck the sum of one hundred & seventy two dollars being the amount of his account of stage hire & expenses of himself & Servant travelling from Detroit to Washington, allowed agreeably to the Regulations respecting extra allowances to officers dated 9 Decr 1795, & an allowance made by the Secretary of War
Dols 170 —
W.S.
The Sec.y of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $172 [$170] to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burbeck, expenses for stage hire and for self and servant traveling from Detroit to Washington.
Date
12/15/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800121521455
Page start
259
Note
Two different amounts [$172 & $170].
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Burbeck
servant
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Detroit
Washington
Accountant's Office
Notable items
travel expenses
pay
stage hire

