Certification of payment; detachments of militia under Lieutenant Joseph Bartholomew, and Lieutenant Joseph Hunter, and a detachment of spies called into service by the Governor of Kentucky for the protection of the frontier of Jefferson County

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payment; detachments of militia under Lieutenant Joseph Bartholomew, and Lieutenant Joseph Hunter, and a detachment of spies called into service by the Governor of Kentucky for the protection of the frontier of Jefferson County

Description

Certification of payment; $834.58 to detachments of militia under Lieutenant Joseph Bartholomew, and Lieutenant Joseph Hunter, and a detachment of spies called into service by the Governor of Kentucky for the protection of the frontier of Jefferson County.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

17

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
William Turnbull
detachments
militia
Lieutenant Joseph Bartholemew
Lieutenant Joseph Hunter
spies
accountant
Secretary of War
Governor of Kentucky

notable location

Kentucky
Jefferson County
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

pay
protection of frontier
call into service

document number

1800031721552

page start

170

transcription

109
Accountants Office
March 17th 1800
I Certify that there is due to the following Detachments of Militia & Spies called into service by the Governor of the State of Kentucky agreeably to the orders of the Secretary of War for the protection of the Frontiers of Jefferson County in the said state the following sums to wit -
Detachment of militia commanded by Lieut Joseph Bartholomew fro 14 April to 15 June 1795 Drs 228.95
Detachment of ditto commanded by Lt. Jos: Hunter from 14 Apl to 14 June 1795 215.73
Detachment of Spies from 6 June to 27 Augt 1795 390.00
Dolls 834.68
The whole amounting to Eight hundred thirty four dollars & sixty eight cents which sum is payable to Wm. Turnbull, [substitute?]
W: S:

Item sets

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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:169

Document names

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