Certification of payment; Samuel Park, for postage to and from Caleb Swan, Paymaster General, on public business

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payment; Samuel Park, for postage to and from Caleb Swan, Paymaster General, on public business

Description

Certification of payment; $62.83 to Samuel Park, for postage to and from Caleb Swan, Paymaster General, on public business.

year created

1800

month created

01

day created

02

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

created note

Author mistakenly wrote 1799 instead of 1800

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Samuel Park
Caleb Swan
paymaster general
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

pay
postage
public business

document number

1800010221152

page start

132

transcription

I certify that there is due to Samuel Park
the sum of Sixty two dollars & 83/100 being for Postage of Letters
addressed to and from Caleb Swan Pay master General on public
Business between 18 Nov. & 31 December 1799 admitted in conformity
to a letter from The Secretary of War of the 8 Nov. 1799 ~
Dollrs 62.83 W.S.
The Sec of War

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[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:131

Document names

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