Pay, Forage, & Subsistence of Major William Peterson
Document 1796Hagner certifies that $139.35 is due to Major William Peterson, being his pay, forage, and the balance of his subsistence, and subsisting his waiter, for May and June 1796.
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Haltowman has applied to the incidental, and contingent expenses of the War Department the Sum of Two Dollars and fourteen Cents which he has Documented out of the Monies arising from Duties on Imprest and Tonnages and for which he is accountable in pursuance of a warrant to &c given in his favor by the secretary of war, to which said receipt is to be annexed, agreeably to this Communication of the Comptroller. In the absence of the Acct.
Drs 2.14. Peter Hagner p &c.
The Secretary of War.
Accountants Office,
July 30th 1796
I Certify that there is due to Capt James Nicholson of the Frigate Building, at Boston, the Sum of Three Hundred and thirty four Dollars and Twenty Cents being for his pay and Subsistence from 1st Aprile to the 30th June 1796 which Sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Esqr Supervisor for the District of Boston. In the absence of the Acct.
Drs 334.20 Peter Hagner p &c.
The Secretary of War.
Department of War
Accountants Office,
July 30 1796
I Certify that there is due to Major [undecipherable] the Sum of two Hundred thirty Nine Dollars and thirty five Cents being for his pay, forage and balance of his Subsistence, and for subsisting his men from 1 May to 30 June &c &c.
Drs [undecipherable] 22 In the absence of the Acct.
The Secretary of War— Peter Hagner p &c.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hagner certifies that $139.35 is due to Major William Peterson, being his pay, forage, and the balance of his subsistence, and subsisting his waiter, for May and June 1796.
Date
07/20/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796072021255
Page start
272
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
Pay, Major William Peterson
waiter
accountant
principal clerk
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Notable items
forage
pay
subsistence
subsisting waiter

