Account of Daniel Burchet
Document 1794Certification of service and settlement of pay for Daniel Burchet, late private in the 1st Regiment of Dragoons.
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Danl. Burchet
Prive 1st. Regiment
Dragoons
March 18th 1794
[left column]
The United States in Account with Dan. Burchet Prive late 1st Regt Dragoons
For his Pay from the 5th January 1782
to the 15th November 1783 Inclusively
22½ Months @ 3⅓ dolls ꝑ Mo 187
" Gratuity for Inlisting for and serving
to the end of the War ——————— 80
Dollars 267½
Note — Settled agreeably to Act of Congress
of the 24th March 1781 —
signd Jo: Howell
The Auditor of the Treasury
[right column]
By an horse and Accoutrements ————— 222.86⅔
" 4 Months pay recd. in the Year
1783 ————————————————— 53.33
" balance to be Certified on Interest
from the 16th November 1783 11.31
Dolls 267.50
War Department
Accountants Office
March 13th 1794
Settled in pursuance of an Act of
the first Session of the second Congress of the
United States passed the 27th March 1792 —
(signd) Joseph Howell
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for Daniel Burchet, late private in the 1st Regiment of Dragoons.
Date
03/18/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794031821001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Private Daniel Burchet
dragoon
Auditor of the Treasury
1st Regiment Dragoons
Richard Harrison
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
Revolutionary War
War for Independence
act of congress
horse
accoutrements
interest

