Certification of payments; detachments at Fort Niagara, New York

Item

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Title

Certification of payments; detachments at Fort Niagara, New York

Description

Certification that $313.54 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers and a detachment of Infantry, both stationed at Niagara under the command of Major John J. U. Rivardi, being the pay of Captain James Bruff, Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.

year created

1798

month created

09

day created

19

sent from location

Accountants Office

recipient

in image

author note

William Simmons

recipient note

James McHenry

notable person/group

James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
artillerists and engineers
infantry
command
Major John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Captain James Bruff
Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War

notable location

Fort Niagara
New York
Accountants Office

notable item/thing

pay

document number

1798091921052

page start

234

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Document instances

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[view document] (1 pages) DOP01 (431 pages) Collection: Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217) V:B, P:233

Document names

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