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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05902 Author/Creator: Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 2 July 1793 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 32 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

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.

Freeman, Constant, 1757-1824
Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803
Bankson, Benjamin, fl. 1791-1792
Audebert, Philip, fl. 1788-1796
Jones, Nathan, fl. 1790-1792
Laugier, James Henry, fl. 1793-1794
Henley, David, 1749-1823
Sprig, Frederick, fl. 1792-1797

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