Account of James Simons
Document 1792Certification of pay and service for James Simons, late a lieutenant in Col. Washington's regiment of cavalry.
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N° 112
James Simons
Late a Lieutenant
in Col. Washington's
Regt. Cavalry
51732
Dis [strikethrough: crossed out text]
13
August 7th 92
[Upper right endorsement:]
War Department
Accountant's Office
August 13. 1792.
Note: This account was not [undecipherable]
Dollars
[Account summary, upper left:]
B. Balance to be Certified
[undecipherable figures]
The United States in Account with James Simons late Lieut in Col Washington's Regt Cavalry
Dr.
Pay as Lieut from the [undecipherable] July [17]81 to the 23 Sept 1781 being [undecipherable] days pay at [undecipherable] pr Day
[undecipherable] Pay as Lieut over [undecipherable]
Additional pay as [Lieut] [undecipherable] days [undecipherable]
[Sub]sistence [undecipherable] months 25 days [undecipherable]
Bills as [undecipherable] May [undecipherable] 1782 [undecipherable]
Balance 24 [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable]
[Right column figures:]
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51732
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Dollars [undecipherable]
[Lower right notation:]
[undecipherable] Subsistence [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Augt [undecipherable]
Cr. In pay [undecipherable] Co
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Dollars [undecipherable]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification of pay and service for James Simons, late a lieutenant in Col. Washington's regiment of cavalry.
Date
08/13/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792081321001
Page start
1
Note
Recipient not specified, but likely Richard Harrison, Auditor of the Treasury
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
James Simons
Colonel Washington
cavalry
brigade major
Notable items
Pay
dollars
rations
clothing
interest
balance
certificate

