Balance Due Lieutenant William R. Blue
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $6.05 is due Lieutenant William R. Blue, being the balance of his pay, subsistence, and forage for May 1796 and stage hire and expenses from Philadelphia to West Point and back.
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[Accountants Office]
June 18. 1796
I Certify, that there is due to Lieut Willm M'Blan, the sum of Six Dollars and four Cents being the balance of his Account for his pay, subsistence and forage for the Months of May 1796. and for Stage hire and expenses from Philadelphia to his Patrols, and Returning —
Drs 6. 4cts
William Simmons
Accountants Office,
June 20. 1796
I Certify that there is due to David Jones Chapman the sum of One hundred, fifty four Dollars and one Cent being the balance of his Account for his pay, and forage from 1st April & Subsistence from 1st Jany — to 31st May 1796 —
Wm Simmons
Drs 154 1ct
The Secretary of War.
Accountants Office,
June 20. 1796
I Certify that there is due to Samuel Dodge Superintendent of Fortifications at Whetstone point Baltimore, the sum of Three hundred Eighty four Dollars & forty Nine Cents being the balance of his Account for furnishing Materials for the Barracks & for mounting of Cannon & for his Compensations from 1st April — to 31st Octr 1794. and which Sum is to be transmitted to John Petty
Capt Infy of Maryland —
Drs 384. 22.
The Secretary of War —
Wm Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $6.05 is due Lieutenant William R. Blue, being the balance of his pay, subsistence, and forage for May 1796 and stage hire and expenses from Philadelphia to West Point and back.
Date
06/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796061821055
Page start
259
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant William K Blue
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Philadelphia
West Point
Notable items
balance of his account
pay
subsistence
forage
stage hire
expenses

