Pay of John James for mustering scouts and militia on Wilderness Trace, Kentucky

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Pay of John James for mustering scouts and militia on Wilderness Trace, Kentucky

Description

Simmons certifies that $25 is due John James, Esquire for mustering and qualifying three detachments of militia on the Wilderness Road in Kentucky from Jan. 7, 1795 to Jan. 7, 1796.

year created

1796

month created

04

day created

01

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
John James
detachments
militia
attorney
John Clifford
Secretary of War
accountant
scouts

notable location

Accountant's Office
Wilderness Road Kentucky

notable item/thing

pay
muster

document number

1796040121455

page start

219

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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: 219

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountant's Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]