Certification of payments Captain Staats Morris

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments Captain Staats Morris

Description

Certification that $26 is due Captain Staats Morris of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of his recruiting account and a [reward] paid by him for apprehending Cornelius Larny, a deserter from his company.

year created

1797

month created

11

day created

07

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

note

Account of Staats Morris

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Supervisor of Baltimore
Cornelius Larny
Captain Staats Morris
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
deserter
War Office
Accountant's Office
accountant
John Kilty
Supervisor Baltimore
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountants Office
Baltimore
Philadelphia
War Office
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

recruiting
reward
deserters
pay

notable idea/issue

desertion

document number

1797110721255

page start

46

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (1 pages) DOP01 (431 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V:B, P:46

Document names

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