Account of John Senf
Document 1792Statement of the United States account with John Senf, Captain with the Corps of Engineers; addressed to the Auditor of the Treasury.
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Dr The United States in account with John C[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Fall Cont[.]
To his pay as Captn of Engineers from 20 Oct.
1777 to 26 May 1778 Inclusive 7 Mas
8 days @ 40 doll. p Mo 270 66
Ditto from 27 May 1778 to 31 December
1780 Inclusive 31 Mas 3 days @ 50 ds 1578 33
Dollars 1849
Senf Late Capt Engineers in the late Army of the U. States Cr
1778
Jan. 20 By Cash recd of Gen. Trumbull D.Q.M.G. from 20
Oct. 1777 to 1 Feb. 1778 136 dts C.E.
reduced by the Scale of Mass. @ [undecipherable] for one 30 22
Mar. 6 Do of Joseph Morris for 3 Mas. pay 120 doll
reduced by the Scale of Pennsylvania
@ 3 for one 24 —
July 23 Do of Joseph Clay for 3 mas. pay 150 dolls
reduced by the [undecipherable] @ 5 for one 30 —
1780
[undecipherable] Do of William Palfrey P.M.G. for the pur-
pose of enabling him to return to the
So. Army 4000 dolls reduced at the
Scale of Penn. @ 75 for one 53 33
1781
[undecipherable] Do of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] money
by the State of [undecipherable] @ [undecipherable] for one [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Do of James McHenry Esqr as settled at
the Treasury and allowed @ 600 for
one 2000 dols. C.E. equal to [undecipherable]
Cash recd of the State of S. Carolina as
Certificate of P. Turnbull [undecipherable] Clerk to the
Board of Commissoners [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
1778
July 10 Three Mas. pay 150 dolls Old @ 3 00 for one 41 55
Oct. 22 three Do 150 [undecipherable] CC @ 100 for one 37 3
By Balance to be carried on Interest
from 1 January 1781 (eighty one) 1602 37
Dollars 1849
[Copy H]
To pay from 1 January to 31 December
1781 Inclusive 12 Mas @ 50 doll. p Mo 600
[undecipherable] commutation of 5 years full pay as
[undecipherable] of half pay during life in pursu-
ance of the Act of Congress of the
22nd March 1783 60 Months
@ 50 dollars p month 3000
The Auditor of the Treasury
1781
July [undecipherable] By cash of Ben[undecipherable] Harrison on 71 2000 dolls reduced by
the Scale of Vir[undecipherable] @ 600 for one 123
Aug[undecipherable] Do of Jno McHenry Esqr as settled at the Treasury
[undecipherable] reduced at 600 for one 2000 dols C.E. equal to [undecipherable]
By Balance to be Carried on Interest from 1
January 1782 (eighty two) [undecipherable]
600
By Balance to be Credited on
Interest from the 1st January
1783 (eighty three) 3000—
War Department
Accountant's Office
August 22d 1792
Settled in pursuance of an
Act of the first Session of the Second
Congress of the United States passed
the 27th March last
Type
Document
Description
Statement of the United States account with John Senf, Captain with the Corps of Engineers; addressed to the Auditor of the Treasury.
Date
08/22/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792082221001
Page start
1
Note
Author not specified, likely Joseph Howell.
Notable persons
Auditor
John Senf
Engineers
Joseph Clay
Jonathan Trumbull
Deputy Paymaster General
Joseph Nourse
William Palfrey
Southern Army
James McHenry
Benjamin Harrison
P Ferrall
Boards of Commissioners
Notable locations
Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
Treasury
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Notable items
account
pay
scale
certificate

