Certification of payments; account of George Balfour
Document 1798Certification that $60.32 is due George Balfour, being for his pay, subsistence, and forage as a Surgeon's Mate in the Army from February 1 to March 11, 1798, the day of his resignation.
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Accountants Office
Apr 10. 1798
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of [undecipherable] Recruits stationed at New Brunswick, under the command of Ensign William B. Knox, the sum of four hundred and forty five Dollars, eighty five Cents, being for his and their pay for March 1798 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas [undecipherable] Supervisor at New York, to be by him paid to the said Ensign Knox who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Pay of the Army for 98 445.85
W. Simmons
Accot.
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
April 11 1798
I Certify that there is due to Peter A. Dransy, Lieutenant in the Corps of [undecipherable] the sum of thirty four Dollars, being for bounties paid to [undecipherable] & premium allowed him for enlisting two Recruits in the service of the United States which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas [undecipherable] Supervisor at New York and to be by him paid to the said [undecipherable] Peter [undecipherable]
Bounties to 2 men 30.
Expenses of recruiting 4.
34.
W. Simmons
Accot.
The Secy of War
Nov /34
Accountants Office
April 11 179[undecipherable]
I Certify that there is due to George [undecipherable] the sum of forty [undecipherable] thirty [undecipherable] being for his pay subsistence [undecipherable] as surgeon [undecipherable] the Army from [undecipherable] February, the time he was last paid to [undecipherable] March 179[undecipherable] and the day of his Resignation
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $60.32 is due George Balfour, being for his pay, subsistence, and forage as a Surgeon's Mate in the Army from February 1 to March 11, 1798, the day of his resignation.
Date
04/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798041121051
Page start
138
Note
Account of George Balfour.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Surgeon's Mate George Balfour
army
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
forage
resignation

