Pay and Necessaries of Benjamin O'Brien and Sarah Waldrom

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay and Necessaries of Benjamin O'Brien and Sarah Waldrom

Description

Simmons certifies that $27.48 is due Benjamin O'Brien and Sarah Waldrom being their pay for nursing the sick soldiers at Spring Garden New Jersey, and for sundry necessaries purchased by them for the use of the sick, payable to George Carpenter.

year created

1795

month created

10

day created

24

sent from location

Dept of War Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Timothy Pickering

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
William Simmons
Benjamin O'Brien
Sarah Waldrom
sick soldiers
accountant
Secretary of War
sick
George Carpenter

notable location

Dept of War Accountant's Office
Spring Garden New Jersey

notable item/thing

women in War Department
pay for nursing the sick soldiers

notable idea/issue

women in War Department
pay for nursing the sick soldiers

document number

1795102421055

page start

128

transcription

Dept of War Accountant's Office
October 24th 1795
I Certify that there is due to Beny O'Brien and Sarah Waldron, the sum of twenty seven Dollars & forty eight cents, being for their pay for nursing the sick Soldiers at Spring Garden and for sundry necessaries purchased by them for the use of the sick which sum is payable to George Carpenter per their order.
Wm Simmons Acct
Dolls. 27.48/100
The Secy of War

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) DMA01 (443 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V: A, P: 128

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Dept of War Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering [unknown] [n/a]