Certification of payment; Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for Indian confined for murder

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payment; Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for Indian confined for murder

Description

Certification of payment; $170 to Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for an Indian confined for murder.

year created

1800

month created

05

day created

30

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Richard Harrison
Houdin
Van Ingen
Indian
accountant
Secretary of War
attorney

notable location

Albany
New York
Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

cause
pay
habeas corpus
Indian confined for murder
costs
retaining fee
counsel fee

document number

1800053021052

page start

209

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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:207

Document names

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