Appointment as Clerk of the Navy Yard and Receipt of Pay

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Appointment as Clerk of the Navy Yard and Receipt of Pay

Description

Gibbs wants to know from whom his cerification should come; he has accepted the position of clerk at the Boston Navy Yard and expects pay.

short description

Appointment as Clerk of the Navy Yard and Receipt of Pay

year created

1795

month created

05

day created

24

author

sent from location

Boston

recipient

in image

note

Cited in Simmons to Gibbs 06/05/1795.

notable person/group

William Simmons
Caleb Gibbs
Mr. Gorham
General Henry Knox
General Jackson
magistrate

notable location

Boston
Philadelphia
Navy Yard at Boston

notable item/thing

certificate
duplicate receipts
certified copy
appointment
pay

document number

1795052470101

page start

1

number of pages

2

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) YWW08 (2 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Gibbs, Caleb
[view document] (2 pages) YWW08a (2 pages) Collection: Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217) Gibbs, Caleb

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Caleb Gibbs Boston [n/a]
Recipient William Simmons [unknown] [n/a]