Pay, Forage, & Subsistence of Major William Kersey
Document 1796Hagner certifies that $139.35 is due Major William Kersey, being his pay, forage, and the balance of his subsistence, and the subsistence of his waiter, for May and June 1796.
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[Department of War 273]
Accountants Office
July 21 1796
I Certify, that there is due to [undecipherable: probable reading "Ensign"] [undecipherable] Harvey
the sum of One hundred and Thirty Nine Dollars and thirty
five Cents being for his Pay, forage and subsistence of his [undecipherable]
and for subsisting his waiter, from 1st May to 30 June 1796 [undecipherable] and
In advance of the Acct.
Peter Hagner, pt Clk
Accountants Office,
July 22 1796
I Certify, there is due to Lieut Henry Muhlenberg
in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, the sum of Seventeen
Dollars for his personal baggage to New York, from West point
to Philadelphia In advance of the Accountant
[No 17] Peter Hagner pt Clk
[D [undecipherable]]
The Secretary of War
Departments Office
July 22 1796
I Certify there is due to George [undecipherable] Constructor
of the Bridge Building at Trenton the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars being for his Salary from 1st April, to 30 June 1796 which
[undecipherable] to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Superinten-
dant In advance of the Accountant
[Dr 500]
The Secretary of War Peter Hagner pt Clk
Department of War
Accountants Office
22 July 1796
I Certify that there is due to the Troops under the Command
of Capt [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] Fayette County Pennsylvania the
sum of Two hundred Thirty two Dollars and Forty three Cents being for
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hagner certifies that $139.35 is due Major William Kersey, being his pay, forage, and the balance of his subsistence, and the subsistence of his waiter, for May and June 1796.
Date
07/20/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796072021355
Page start
273
Note
This document has no addressee but was likely sent to McHenry.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
Major William Kersey
waiter
accountant
Secretary of War
principal clerk
Notable locations
Dept of War Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
balance
forage
subsistence
subsisting waiter

