Compensation of Benjamin Miller for appehending a deserter
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Compensation of Benjamin Miller for appehending a deserter
Description
Simmons certifies that $23.07 is due Benjamin Miller as compensation for apprehending a deserter from Captain Mitchell's Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, including the cost of advertising and subsisting him for 52 days in the West Chester jail [gaol].
year created
1796
month created
09
day created
03
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
Benjamin Miller
deserter
Secretary of War
accountant
Captain Mitchell
company
corps artillerists and engineers
notable location
West Chester
jail
gaol
Accountant's Office
notable item/thing
pay
compensation
apprehend deserter
desertion
advertisement
subsistence of deserter
document number
1796090321155
page start
288
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | DMA01 (443 pages) | Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) | V: A, P: 288-289 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |