Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 [Salary list of the War Department from April-June 1793]

GLC02437.05902

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GLC#
GLC02437.05902-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
2 July 1793
Author/Creator
Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803
Title
[Salary list of the War Department from April-June 1793]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.3 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

Provides a list of payments made to the 10 employees of the War Department for the second quarter of 1793. A total of $1,695.18 was paid out on 2 July. All the employees except Secretary Knox signed the document, saying they received their money. The document notes Knox has a salary of $3,000 per annum and his chief clerk makes $800 per annum. The assistant clerks make $500 per annum, while the messenger makes $250. Signed by John Stagg, Constant Freeman, Jr., Benjamin Bankson, Philip Audebert, Nathan Jones, James Henry Laugier, David Henley, Jacob Hoffman, and Frederick Sprig.

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