Certification of payments; account of the Corps at West Point

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; account of the Corps at West Point

Description

Certification that $2,250.82 is due to the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the officers, and the pay and retained bounties of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for January through March 1798.

year created

1798

month created

05

day created

18

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

note

Marked "Cancelled" on the left side of document.

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
officers
privates
non commissioned officers
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Accountants Office
West Point
New York

notable item/thing

pay
subsistence
forage
retained bounties

document number

1798051821555

page start

163

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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:163

Document names

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