Pay of Lieutenant William Willson & His Men
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $120.52 is due Lieutenant William Willson and the men under his command, being his and their pay for August 1796.
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on the Corps of Artillery & Engineers including advertising
and subsisting them for fifty two Days in West Chester Gal.
$1 25/100 Wm Simmons
The Secy of War Aco
Accountants Office
Sept 3 1796
I certify there is due to Lieut Wm Wilson and the men
under his command the sum of one hundred twenty dollars fifty two
cents being for his and their pay for August 1796 which sum is to be
transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr New York the said Lieut Wilson
to be accountable.
$120 52/100 Wm Simmons
The Secy of War Aco
Accountants Office
Sep 3 1795
I certify that there is due to Lieut and Adjutant in the 2d
Sub-legion the sum of one hundred eighteen Dollars & fifty seven
[undecipherable] being for his pay Subsistence and Forage and for subsisting
his [undecipherable] from the 1st July to 31st Aug 1795 inclusive.
118 [undecipherable]/100 Wm Simmons
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Sept 10 1795
I certify that there is due to Captain [undecipherable] and
the men under his command at a detachment the sum
of [undecipherable] and from [undecipherable] Dollars being for his and their pay for
the month of August 1795 which sum is to be transmitted to
John Chester [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — the said [undecipherable]
to be accountable.
$[undecipherable] 100 Wm Simmons
[undecipherable] Aco
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $120.52 is due Lieutenant William Willson and the men under his command, being his and their pay for August 1796.
Date
09/03/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796090321255
Page start
289
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant William Willson
men
command
secretary of war
accountant
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay

