Certification of payments; account of West Point Detachment
Document 1798Certification that $1794 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the commissioned officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates through December 1797.
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who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same
Pay of the Army 1304 . 43
Subce of Officers... 324 . 57
Forage d°... 72 . —
Bounties to Soldiers 93 . —
D° 1794 . —
The Secy of War —
Accountants Office
January 25 1795
I Certify that there is due to two Detachments of Militia commanded by Lieut John McEntire & Ens. Jacob Woodward and the Scouts employed in the Protection of the Frontiers of Clarke County Kentucky — called into service by Governor Isaac Shelby conformable to his instructions from the Secy of War — The sum of fourteen hundred sixty three Dollars &o: being for their services from the 20 April to the 10 October 1795. which sum is payable to Thomas Bale Randall Substitute Attorney to the said Militia & Scouts —
W Simmons
Acct.
1463 3/100 Militia Services on the Frontiers of Kentucky
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
January 30 1798
I Certify that there is due to Cap.t Alex Gibson and the Recruits stationed at the Rendezvous at Staunton the sum of two hundred seventy six Dollars 35/100 being for his & their pay from 1 October to 31 Decem.r 97. inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at Richmond to be by him paid to the said Cap.t Gibson. who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same
D° 276 . 35 Pay of the Army 97
W Simmons
Accountant
Accountants Office
January 30 1798
I Certify that there is due to Forman Cheeseman Superintendent of the Navy Yard at New York the Sum of one hundred Dollars it being for his salary from 1 October to 31 Decem.r 97 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York & to be by him paid to the said Forman Cheeseman.
W Simmons
c Acct.
Dollars 100 —
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
January 30 1798
I Certify that there is due to Campbell Smith Lieut. & Judge Advocate in the Army of the United States the Sum of two hundred Sixty four Dollars 95/100 being for his Pay Subsistence & Forage from 1 October to 31 December 97 inclusive —
Pay of the Army 165 —
Subs. of Officers 19 . 95
Forage d° 30 . —
D° 264 . 95
The Secy of War
W Simmons
Acct.
Accountants Office
January 31st 1798
I Certify that there is due to Henry Miller Supervisor of the district of Pennsylvania the sum of thirty one Dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being for his commissions for receiving & paying monies from the Department of War from 7 March 95 to 23 July 96
& 6 Expenses for 95 & 96 31 . [undecipherable]
W Simmons
Acct.
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $1794 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the commissioned officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates through December 1797.
Date
01/29/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798012921051
Page start
93
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
non-commissioned officers
privates
commissioned officers
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage
subsistence


