George Ingersoll's Account of Subsidies from 01/1795 to 12/1795.
Document 1796Ingersoll's Account of Subsidies, with certification that he was not compensated.
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[Address]: William Simmons / Accr Office / Philadelphia
[Docket]: [undecipherable] / Received 22 Feby / [undecipherable]
Boston Feby 6. 1796
Sir
When I was in Philadelphia last spring and made application to You in what manner I was to draw my Pay while on Furlough, You observed that It was necessary I should have a cetifecote from Mr Swan Pay Master to the Legion, I then at the time I was there wrote to Mr Swan requesting him to transmit a cetifecate to You of the time I was Paid up too, which I hope he attended to. Inclosed is an account against the United States for my Pay and Subsistance for the Year of 1795. and If Proper, should feel my self highly obligated to You Sir for an Order on Mr Gorham for the Amount —
& Amount, If I am in an error as to the manner or mode, of drawing on the Office of Accounts for Pay and Subsistance due me, I will Thank You Sir to correct me and Put me in a way to do it with Propriety, If Mr Swan Should be in Philapa he can apure You of the truth of my acct or Captain Brell late P.M. to the 1st Sub Legn.
Colo Pickering Secretary of War at that time informed me I might have mony on account if I was in want of any, or if I Should be in want while I was in Boston I might draw on You Sir. Your attention to thes favour will very much Oblige
Your Most Obedt
Servant Geo Ingersoll
Capt of artily Engineers
William Simmons Esquire
[Enclosure — Account of Pay]
the United States
to Captain Geo Ingersoll Dr
To my Pay as Captain of Artillery & Engineers at 40} Dol. 6th
Dollars Pr Month from Jany 1. to Dec 31st 1795 } 480.
To my Subsistance from 1 Jany to Dec 31. 1795
as Capt. of Artillery & Engineers as Pr Acct } 218.4
Boston February 10. 1796 Dis 698.4
Errors Excepted Geo Ingersoll
Capte Artily & Engrs
[Docket]: Certificate of the Contractor at Boston that Cap. Ingersold drew no Rations
[Enclosure — Certificate of Contractor]
I Certify that the Price of the Ration as established at this Place was Eighteen Cents from 1st April to the 1 June, and from the first of June to the 1st September was Twenty Cents & from the 1st September 1795 to the Present time at Twenty five Cents. and I Certify that Captain George Ingersold of the Corps of Artillery & Engineers has not drawn any Rations from me at any Time —
Boston February 10. 1796
Isaiah Doane
Contractor
[Docket]: Capt Geo. Ingersold's drawing Subsistance from 1 Jany to 31 Dec 95.
[Enclosure — Account of Subsistence]
The United States
to Captain George Ingersoll Dr
[Tabular account with columns: Commencement Subsistance | expiration Subsistance | N. Days | [Rations] | Totals Rations | Post where Due | [Price] | Ds | Cents]
Jany 1. 1795 | Mar 31. 95 | 90 | 3 | 270 | fHamilton | 14 [undecipherable] | 38 | 40
Aprl 1. 95 | May 31. 95 | 61 | 3 | 183 | Boston | 18. | 32 | 94
June 1. 95 | Aug 31. 95 | 92 | 3 | 276 | Boston | 20 | 55 | 20
Sept 1. 95 | Dec 31. 95 | 122 | 3 | 366 | Boston | 25 | 91 | 50
— | — | 365 | 3 | 1095 | — | | 218 | 4
I Certify that the Above is a true State of Subsistance due Mr from the United States on the 31 of December 1795 and that I have Received no Compensation during the Above time
Boston February 10th 1796 —
218 Dol Geo. Ingersoll
Kat. Artily & Engrs
errors excepted.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Ingersoll's Account of Subsidies, with certification that he was not compensated.
Date
02/10/1796
Author
Sent from
Boston
Document number
1796021090601
Page start
9
Notable persons
George Ingersoll

