Pay for crew aboard frigate United States
Document 1798Money to be applied in advance towards pay of seamen and marines on board the frigate United States under Captain John Barry
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[Chas. Wadsworth] Sir
War Department.
10. June 1798
S[ir] I have directed the Sum of One thousand Dollars, to be paid into your Hands to be applied in Advance towards the Pay of the Seamen and Marines, entered onboard the [undecipherable] United States, under the Command of [undecipherable] Barry Esquire. — It may be [undecipherable: proper]
Type
Document
Description
Money to be applied in advance towards pay of seamen and marines on board the frigate United States under Captain John Barry
Date
06/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798061015001
Notable persons
Secretary of War
Secretary of Navy
Captain John Barry
officers
Charles Wadsworth
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
vouchers
recruiting service
receipts
pay