Account of Major Thomas Cushing
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $321 is due Major Thomas Cushing for his pay, subsistence, and forage from January through May 1796 and subsisting his waiter from Feb. 11 through May 1796.
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to philadelphia and for the postage of Sundries Letters Returns &c —
at Sundry Times and to Sundry persons
Drs 220— Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War —
Accountants Office,
June 9 1796
I Certify that there is due to Capt Robert Thompson,
the Sum of One Hundred forty Dollars and forty [undecipherable] for his —
pay & Subsistence, and [undecipherable] his Account from [undecipherable] from
1796 to 31 May 1796 —
Drs 116— Wm Simmons
Accountants Office
June 11 1796
I Certify that there is due to Major Thomas H. Cushing,
the Sum of three hundreds and twenty one Dollars being the balance
of his Account for his pay Subsistence & forage from [undecipherable] to 31 May
1796 & for Subsisting his [undecipherable] from 16 Feby to 31 May 1796 —
& Drs 221 William Simmons
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
June 13 1796
I Certify that from a letter of the Comptroller dated 8 Inst —
covering a receipt of John [undecipherable], Collector of the Customs for [undecipherable]
in Georgia dated 5 May 1796, and State[s] where [undecipherable] due to the —
[undecipherable] and anticipated advances of the War Department the Sum of [undecipherable]
Eighty [undecipherable] Dollars which he has [undecipherable] out of the Monies arising
from Duties on import and tonnage and for which he is accountable,
in pursuance of a [undecipherable] to be [undecipherable] in his favor by the Secretary of [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $321 is due Major Thomas Cushing for his pay, subsistence, and forage from January through May 1796 and subsisting his waiter from Feb. 11 through May 1796.
Date
06/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796061121055
Page start
257
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Major Thomas H Cushing
waiter
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
balance of his account
pay
subsistence
forage

