Payment to George Claghorn
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Payment to George Claghorn
Description
Certification of payment to George Claghorn, constructor of the frigate USS Constitution. The sum is $500, salary from 1 January to 31 March 1798. Transmitted to Jonathan Jackson, supervisor Boston.
year created
1798
month created
04
day created
09
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson
George Claghorn
constructor
supervisor Boston
accountant
Secretary of War
notable location
Accountants Office
Boston
Massachusetts
notable item/thing
salary
pay
frigate construction
USS Constitution
document number
1798040921152
page start
136
transcription
Accountants Office
April 29 1798
I Certify that there is due to George Claghorn Constructor
of the frigate Constitution the sum of five hundred dollars being amount
of his salary account from 1 January to 21 March 1798 admitted by the
Secretary of War which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson, supervisor
at Boston to be by him paid to the said George Claghorn.
Dollars 500 W Simmons
The Sec of War Acct.
Warrt. 2712
April 29 1798
I Certify that there is due to George Claghorn Constructor
of the frigate Constitution the sum of five hundred dollars being amount
of his salary account from 1 January to 21 March 1798 admitted by the
Secretary of War which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson, supervisor
at Boston to be by him paid to the said George Claghorn.
Dollars 500 W Simmons
The Sec of War Acct.
Warrt. 2712
Item sets
Document instances
In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (1 pages) | DOP01 (431 pages) | Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) | V:B, P:136 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |