Certification of payment; Captain Alexander Gibson for ground rent for cantonment at Staunton Virginia for damages and for digging a well for troops
Document 1801Certification of payment; $150 to Captain Alexander Gibson for ground rent for cantonment at Staunton, Virginia for damages and for digging a well for troops
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Accountants Office
February 10 1801
I certify that there is due to Alexander Gibson late Captain the sum of [underline: One Hundred & fifty dollars] being for ground rent for a Cantonment at Staunton for damages & and for digging and walling a Well & putting a pump therein for the Troops of the U.S. in the Year 1799. which sum is payable to Alex. Gibson by assignment of said Gibson — W.S. —
Quarter Mr Dept — At $150.
The Secy of War —
February 10th 1801
I Certify that there is due to Elijah & Simon House Contractors Connecticut the sum of [underline: nine hundred & twenty dollars]. being for Rations Quarter Master & Hospital subtlies & expenditures for the Troops of The U.S. in Connecticut up to 31 Dect 1800 which sum is to be transmitted to Jedh Huntingdon Esqr Collector N.d London to be by him paid to the said E. & S. House — W.S.
Subsist of the army $[undecipherable]46. 75
Quarter Master Dept.... $[undecipherable]48. 50
Hospital Exp.... $[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] $[undecipherable]20. ——
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $150 to Captain Alexander Gibson for ground rent for cantonment at Staunton, Virginia for damages and for digging a well for troops
Date
02/10/1801
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1801021021355
Page start
292
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
troops
accountant
Secretary of War
Captain Alexander Gibson
Notable locations
Staunton
Virginia
Accountant's Office
cantonment
Notable items
pay
rent
digging well
well
damages

