Certification of payments; Tobias Lear, Secretary to Commander in Chief, Lieutenant General George Washington

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; Tobias Lear, Secretary to Commander in Chief, Lieutenant General George Washington

Description

Certification of payments; Tobias Lear, Secretary to Commander in Chief, Lieutenant General George Washington, the sum of $359.28, being for his pay and subsistence and forage from the 1st of September, the date of his appointment, to 30 November, 1798.

year created

1798

month created

12

day created

07

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

William Simmons
James McHenry
George Washington
Commander in Chief
Tobias Lear
Secretary to commander in chief
Lieutenant General George Washington
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

War Department
Accountant's office
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

pay
subsistence
forage
appointment

notable idea/issue

Tobias Lear
secretary to commander in chief General George Washington

document number

1798120721152

page start

282

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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:280

Document names

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