Pay, subsistence & forage of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point New York
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $2428.11 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, New York, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rochefontaine, being their pay, subsistence, and forage for July 1796.
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Accountants Office
August 19th 1796
I certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillery and Engineers at West Point under the Command of Lieut Col Sub[undecipherable] the sum of two thousand four hundred twenty eight Dollars and [undecipherable] three [cents], being for their pay Subsistence & forage for the month of July 1796 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr New York to be paid to Lieut. Norman Freeman [undecipherable] Pay Master to the said Corps for which he is to be accountable.
D.s 2428 81/100
The Sec.y of War Wm Simmons Acct
Accountants Office
August 19th 1796
I certify that there is due to Lieut N. Parker and the men under his Command the sum of [undecipherable] hundred and [undecipherable] Dollars and fifty three 00/100 being for their [undecipherable] pay from the 1st of May to the 3d July 1798 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr Sep. New York the said Lieut N. S. Parker
[undecipherable] accountable
To Mars 410 13/100
The Sec.y of War Wm Simmonds
Acct
Accountants Office
Augt [undecipherable] 1796
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] a Captain in Capt [undecipherable] Corps [undecipherable] 27 19th [undecipherable] the sum of one hundred [undecipherable] sixty six Dollars [undecipherable]/100 Cents being [undecipherable] his pay from 1st April 1794 the day he was paid to [undecipherable] the day [undecipherable] who previous to his [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Indiana & the 18th Aug 1793 [undecipherable] the date of his arrival in Philadelphia — having during that period been a prisoner with the [undecipherable] N.W. [undecipherable] as more particularly appears by his Deposition
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The Sec.y of War Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $2428.11 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, New York, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Rochefontaine, being their pay, subsistence, and forage for July 1796.
Date
08/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796081921055
Page start
285
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
Temporary paymaster
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
command
Lieutenant Colonel Rochefontaine
command
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
West Point
New York
Notable items
pay
subsistence
forage

