Certification of payment; Ensign Thomas Hale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmead’s Company and afterwards, Captain Jonathan Carson’s, 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payment; Ensign Thomas Hale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmead’s Company and afterwards, Captain Jonathan Carson’s, 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794

Description

Certification of payment; $12.10 for retained rations to Ensign Thomas Hale, in Captain Benjamin Ashmead’s Company and afterwards, Captain Jonathan Carson’s, 1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney called into service to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania 1794

year created

1799

month created

08

day created

07

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Ensign Thomas Hale
Captain Benjamin Ashmead
company
Captain Jonathan Carson
1st Regiment of Philadelphia Militia
command
Colonel Francis Gurney
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountant's Office
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

insurrection
pay
Whiskey Rebellion
retained rations

document number

1799080721552

page start

94

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[view document] (1 pages) DQJ01 (307 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V:C; P:92

Document names

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