Pay of Lieutenant Muhlenberg & His Men at Mud Island Fort
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $179.13 is due Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg and the men under his command at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for August 1796.
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Accountants Office
Sept 8th 1795
I certify that there is due to James Telfair [undecipherable] of the Corps of Artificers & Engineers and the men under his Command at Fort [undecipherable], the sum of twenty nine Dollars [undecipherable] being for [undecipherable] them pay for the month of August 1795 which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington [undecipherable] Virginia — the said James Telfair to be accountable for the due application thereof.
Wm Simmons
Sec
[Dra[undecipherable] 13]
[The Sec of War]
Accountants Office
Sept 9 1795
I certify that there is due to Francis [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Inspector of the [undecipherable] Prisoners of the [undecipherable] States the sum of 37 [undecipherable] Dollars for his compensation for the month of August 1795
[No 62]
Wm Simmons
Sec
[The Sec. of War]
Accountants Office
Sept 9th 1795
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] Henry Muhlenburg the sum of sixteen Dollars — twenty [undecipherable] for his [undecipherable] for the month of June 1795 for subsisting his [undecipherable] for some [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[The Sec. of War]
Accountants Office
Sept 9th 1795
I certify there is due to [undecipherable] Muhlenburg [undecipherable] the men under his Command at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of one hundred twenty nine Dollars [undecipherable] thirteen [undecipherable] being for [undecipherable] them pay for the month [undecipherable] August 1795 the said [undecipherable] Muhlenburg to be accountable [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons
Sec
[No [undecipherable]]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $179.13 is due Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg and the men under his command at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for August 1796.
Date
09/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796090921155
Page start
291
Note
This document is not addressed but is likely to James McHenry.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg
men
command
accountant
Secretary of War
command
waiter
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence

