Pay of Lieutenant Horatio R. Dayton & His Men
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $178 is due Lieutenant Horatio R. Dayton and the men under his command at Governors Island New York, being his and their pay through April 1796.
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Slough now under the Command of Capt James Bruff the sum of [underline: Three hundred eleven Dollars and ten Cents] for their pay to 30th April 1796 which sum is payable to the said Capt Bruff who is accountable for the due application thereof—
William Simmons
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The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
20 May 1796 —
I Certify that from a letter of the Comptroller Dated — May 17 1796 covering a Receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia Dated April 13 1796 said Habersham has applied to the incidental and contingent expences of the War Department the sum of [underline: five Dollars] and [underline: Ninety five Cents] which he has Discounted out of the Monies arising from Duties on Imports and Tonnage and for which he is accountable in — Pursuance of a warrant to be Issued in his favour by the Secretary of War to which said receipt is to be annexed agreably to the Communication of the Comptroller
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William Simmons
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office,
20 May 1796 —
I Certify that there is due to Lieut Wm Norris of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers the sum of [underline: Seventy six Dollars and eight Cents] for his pay for the Month of April 1796 & Subsistence from 1st Jany to 30th April 1796 & for his passage from Savannah in Georgia to New York
William Simmons
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Accountants Office
20 May 1796 —
I Certify that there is due to Lieut Horatio R Dayton —
and the men under his Command at Governors Island New York —
the sum of [underline: One hundred and Seventy eight Dollars] for his and their pay to the 30th April 1796 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor of New York the said Lieut Horatio R Dayton to be accountable —
William Simmons
6 Drs 178 —
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office,
May 21 1796 —
I Certify that there is due to the Estate of Capt Asa Hartshorn (deceased) late a Capt in the 1st Sub Legions The sum of [underline: forty Dollars] being the balance of his Account of Recruiting and pay to 30 June 94 the (day he was killed) which sum is Payable to Zephaniah Swift Esqr Attorney to Zebadiah Hartshorn Father and Administrator of Capt Asa Hartshorn Deceased
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William Simmons
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office,
May 21. 1794
I Certify that there is due to Joseph Strong, the sum of [underline: One hundred Sixty eight Dollars] for his extra Services tendered as an Assistant Hospital Store keeper from the 12 Nov.r 1793 to 21 July 1794 inclusive —
William Simmons
Accountants Office,
May 26. 1796
I Certify that there is due to John T Carmichael Surgeon the sum of [underline: fifty three Dollars] being for traveling expences & stage hire from Philadelphia to West Point & returning being ordered on extra duty by the Secretary of War —
Wm Simmons —
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The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $178 is due Lieutenant Horatio R. Dayton and the men under his command at Governors Island New York, being his and their pay through April 1796.
Date
05/20/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796052021555
Page start
247
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Horatio Dayton
Horatio R Dayton
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Governors Island
New York
Notable items
pay


