Pay of Francis Da Casta, for trying cannon
Document 1795Simmons certifies that $288.00 is due Francis Da Casta, being his pay for trying cannon from June 26th to August 29th 1795 and for his passage to and from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Accountants Office
Sept 8th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Frances [undecipherable] the sum of two hundred and eighty eight Dollars for hiring of [undecipherable] from the 14th June to the 24 of Oct 1795 Inclusive and for a Searcher and his Passage to [undecipherable] from Providence agreeably to direction of the Secretary of War —
[and allowed adding the
[undecipherable] Commissariat [undecipherable]
for the taking and being
in [undecipherable]]
Doll [undecipherable]
Pat Act of War & [undecipherable] Acct
Department of the Accountants Office
Sept 8th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Elias Lang late Superintendent of Public Store at Fishkill from Pay the Sum of Sixty one Dollars and ninety five Cents being the Balance of his Account for Expenditures from 21st Decr 94 and Commutation from 23d Dec 1794 to 31st August 1796 inclusive.
Doll [undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Wm Simmons
Acct
Department of the Accountants Office
Sept 8th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Wm A. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of thirty six Dollars being for his Pay and Forage for the Month of August 1798.
Doll 36
The Secy of War
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $288.00 is due Francis Da Casta, being his pay for trying cannon from June 26th to August 29th 1795 and for his passage to and from Providence, Rhode Island.
Date
09/08/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1795090821155
Page start
101
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Simmons
Francis Da Casta
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Providence Rhode Island
Accountant's Office
Notable items
passage
trying cannon
pay

