Pay & Subsistence of Captain James Sever, captain of frigate building, Portsmouth New Hampshire
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Pay & Subsistence of Captain James Sever, captain of frigate building, Portsmouth New Hampshire
Description
Simmons certifies that $1,339.20 is due James Sever, Captain of the frigate building at Portsmouth New Hampshire, being his pay and subsistence from May 1795 through April 1796, to be transmitted to Joshua Wentworth, Esq., Supervisor of New Hampshire.
short description
Simmons certifies payment due James Sever, Captain of the frigate building at Portsmouth New Hampshire.
year created
1796
month created
05
day created
18
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain James Sever
Joshua Wentworth
United States Navy
accountant
Secretary of War
notable location
Accountant's Office
Portsmouth New Hampshire
notable item/thing
pay
subsistence
Frigate construction
USS Congress
USS Constitution
notable idea/issue
Captain frigate building Portsmouth New Hampshire
document number
1796051821455
page start
245
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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: 245 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |