Certification of payments; compensation of John Mackey for apprehending deserter
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Certification of payments; compensation of John Mackey for apprehending deserter
Description
Certification that ten dollars is due John Mackey for apprehending Ambrose McGowan, a deserter from Capt. Joseph Elliott's Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
year created
1797
month created
11
day created
17
author
sent from location
Accountants Office
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Account of John Mackey.
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
James McHenry
notable person/group
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Mackey
Ambrose McGowan
Capt. Joseph Elliott
Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Donald Mitchell
John Steele
Accountant's Office
War Office
accountant
Secretary of War
deserter
notable location
Accountants Office
War Office
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
desertion
pay
apprehending deserters
notable idea/issue
desertion
document number
1797111721255
page start
53
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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:53 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountants Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |