Pay of Sergeant Robert Hedges & His Detachment
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $114 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk under the command of Sergeant Robert Hedges, being his and their pay for July through December 1795.
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Accountants Office
January 15th 1796 -
I Certify that there is due to Joseph Meng
Surgeons Mate the sum of Three hundred Ninety [undecipherable] dollars
and fifty two Cents being for his Pay and Forage from the
31st of May Subsistence from the 1st of January to the 20th
of December 1795 inc - and for the Subsistence of his Waiter
from the 19th of November to the 31st of December 1795 -
[strikethrough: Druggt to]
William Simmons
[The Secry of War -]
Accountants Office
January 15 1796.
I Certify that there is due to a detachment
of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk
under the Command of [undecipherable] Robert Hodges The sum
of One hundred and fourteen dollars for his and their Pay
from the 1st July to the 31st of December 1795 inc. Which
sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Esq
Supvr of Virginia and by him to William Cawell Esq
at Norfolk who is to be accountable for the due appli-
cation thereof -
Wm William Simmons
[The Secry of War]
Accountants Office
January 15 1796.
I Certify that there is due to Capt Edward Miller
and the men under his Command at Middletown Connect[icut]
The Sum of One hundred three dollars and Nine Cents [undecipherable]
and their Pay for December 1795 which sum is to be transmitted
to John [undecipherable] Esq Supervisor of Connecticut the said Capt
Miller to be accountable for the due Application thereof -
$103[undecipherable] William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $114 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk under the command of Sergeant Robert Hedges, being his and their pay for July through December 1795.
Date
01/15/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796011521655
Page start
179
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
William Simmons
Edward Carrington esquire
superintendent Virginia
William Graves esquire
Sergeant Robert Hedges
Detachment
Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Fort Norfolk Virginia
Notable items
pay
command

