Certification of payments; Corps of artillerists and engineers at West Point

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; Corps of artillerists and engineers at West Point

Description

Certification that $978.99 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for April 1798 and the pay of Captain William Littlefield for November 1797 through April 1798 and his subsistence for October 1797 through April 1798.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

16

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

note

Account of William Littlefield and detachment..

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York
Colonel Rochefontaine
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
commissioned officers
non-commissioned officers
privates
Captain William Littlefield
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountants Office
West Point
New York

notable item/thing

pay
forage
subsistence

document number

1798051621055

page start

159

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (431 pages) DOP01 (431 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V:B, P:159

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Simmons Accountants Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]