Certification of Payment to Robert Rankin

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of Payment to Robert Rankin

Description

Certification of payment; $4.49 to Robert Rankin, Adjutant of the Marine Corps for expenses incurred by the enlistment of John Morgan, alias John Grave, deserter from infantry detachment under Major Jonathan Cass.

year created

1800

month created

10

day created

17

sent from location

Accountant's Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

Samuel Dexter

notable person/group

Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
Robert Rankin
Marine Corps
John Morgan
John Grave
deserter
Major Jonathan Cass

notable location

Accountant's Office

notable item/thing

pay
expenses
desertion
enlistment

document number

1800101721052

page start

246

transcription

244

Accountant Office October 17 1800

I certify that there is due to Robert Rankin Adjutant of the Marine Corps the sum of four dollars and 49/100 being the expenses incurred by the enlistment of John Morgan alias John Grave a deserter from the detachment of infantry under the command of Major John Cass. WS

D7 4.49

The Sec'y 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:244

Document names

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