Pay & Forage of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point, New York
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $2374.83 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, New York being their pay and forage for June 1796.
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Pay & Subsistence from the 1st of June, and for subsisting his [undecipherable] from the 1st of April to 21st July 1795 inclusive
Wm Simmons
$5 [undecipherable] Dlls
The Sec'y of War
Accountants Office
August 11th 1795
I certify there is due to Frances Da Costa, the sum of two hundred & forty eight Dollars being his Compensation for copying and directing the making of Cannon and shot from the 13th June to the 11th of August 1795 inclusive; and for stage hire from Philadelphia to Fort [undecipherable] and returning Wm Simmons
248 Dlls
The Sec't of War
Accountant's Office
August 13th 1795
I certify there is due to the Corps of Artillery & Engineers stationed at West Point the sum of Two thousand, three hundred seventy four Dollars and eighty three Cents [undecipherable]; — pay out [undecipherable] for the month of June 179[undecipherable] which sum is to be transmitted to [undecipherable] Ship [undecipherable] New York to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] for the due application there
Wm Simmons
$2374 98 Dlls
The Sec'y of War
Accountants Office
August 13, 1795
I certify there is due to [undecipherable] Mitchell upon the rolls of Engineers the sum of thirty Dollars being for his pay for the month of July 1795 which sum is to be transmitted to John Thatcher Superintendent [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons
$30 Dls
The Sec'y of War [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $2374.83 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, New York being their pay and forage for June 1796.
Date
08/12/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796081221055
Page start
283
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
forage

