Certification of payment; Alexander Gibson for Hire of a Horse
Item
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Title
Certification of payment; Alexander Gibson for Hire of a Horse
Description
Certification of payment; $62.50 Alexander Gibson for hire of a horse, while on way from Staunton, Virginia, to Tennessee by order of the committee appointed by congress examining the affair of William Blount, and for keeping a public horse left by Captain Thomas Lewis in the care of Captain Gibson for 50 days.
short description
Certification of payment; Alexander Gibson for hire of a horse when traveling by order of a congressional committee.
year created
1801
month created
01
day created
27
author
sent from location
Accountant's Office
recipient
in collection
in image
author note
William Simmons
recipient note
Samuel Dexter
notable person/group
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
William Blount
Captain Thomas Lewis
Captain Alexander Gibson
Congressional Committee
accountant
Secretary of War
notable location
Accountant's Office
Staunton, Virginia
Tennessee
notable item/thing
affair of William Blount
hire of a horse
horse
impeached
public horse
pay
travel
document number
1801012721252
page start
280
Item sets
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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:279 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Simmons | Accountant's Office | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Dexter | [unknown] | [n/a] |