Certification of payment; Lieutenant George Steel in Captain Jacob Darling’s Company, 1st Regiment Philadelphia County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite, ordered into service in 1794 to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payment; Lieutenant George Steel in Captain Jacob Darling’s Company, 1st Regiment Philadelphia County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite, ordered into service in 1794 to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania

Description

Certification of payment; $10 retained rations to Lieutenant George Steel in Captain Jacob Darling’s Company, 1st Regiment Philadelphia County Militia, commanded by Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite, ordered into service in 1794 to suppress an insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania.

year created

1800

month created

03

day created

21

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant George Steel
Captain Jacob Darling
Company
1st Regiment
Philadelphia County Militia
command
Colonel Joseph Cowperthwaite
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountant's Office
Western Counties of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

notable item/thing

insurrection
retained rations
pay
Whiskey Rebellion

document number

1800032121552

page start

173

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) DQJ01 (307 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V:C; P:171

Document names

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