Amount Due John Woods, printer at Newark New Jersey
Document 1796Simmons certifies that seven dollars is due John Woods, printer at Newark, for advertising in the Newark Gazette deserters Thomas Smith, Edmund Brinson, and Samuel Hugg of the late militia army of General Morgan on the Monongahela River.
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Accountants' Office 209
March 10th 1796
I Certify that there is due to the following Soldiers The sums opposed to their Names being for their Pay from the 1st of August 1793 (the day they were paid to by the Pay Master) to the day of their discharges (vis):
To John Moore Drum: Capt Acleurs Compy to 1st Jan: 1794 24:28
" John Holland Priv: Capt Melcher compy to ditto 1 " 18:11
" Arthur Conway " Capt Harbham compy to " 22 " - 20:25
Do 62:64
Amounting in the whole to [underline: Sixty two dollars and Sixty four Cents] which sum is payable to their attorney Robert Cochran —
Do 92:51 William Simmons
The Secy of War
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Accountants' Office
March 10th 1796
I Certify that there is due to John Woods printer at Newark — The sum of four Dollars for advertising in the Newark Gazette — Thomas Smith Edmund Bunsen and Samuel Hugg, deserters from the late Militia Army under Command of Genl Morgan at the Garrison on Monongahaly River — which sum is payable to Aaron Kitchell's Esqr —
Do — William Simmons
The Secy of War
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Accountants' Office
March 11th 1796
I Certify that there is due to Israel Chapin Superintendent to the Six Nations of Indians, The sum of Two thousand nine hundred and thirty nine Dollars and Sixty two Cents, being a balance appearing on Settlement of his Account as Agent to the Six Nations of Indians to the 31st January last, including his salary from
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that seven dollars is due John Woods, printer at Newark, for advertising in the Newark Gazette deserters Thomas Smith, Edmund Brinson, and Samuel Hugg of the late militia army of General Morgan on the Monongahela River.
Date
03/10/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796031021355
Notable persons
William Simmons
James McHenry
Aarron Kitchell
John Woods printer at Newark
deserters
Thomas Smith
Edmund Brinson
Samuel Hugg
militia army
General Morgan
Daniel Morgan
garrison on Monongahela River
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Monongahela River
Newark New Jersey
Accountant's Office War Department Philadelphia
Notable items
Newark Gazette
army deserters
advertisement of army deserters

