Pay of Captain Willson & Captain Frye & His Men
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $334.60 is due Captain William Willson and Captain Frederick Frye and the detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers under his command at Governors Island, being their pay through November 1796.
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Accountant's Office
Jan'y 5. 1796
I certify that there is due to the Troops [undecipherable] Capt John [Polke's?] company [3d] Bat. [undecipherable] Legion the sum of Fifteen Dollars being for his pay from 1st Octr 1795, the time he was last paid, to this [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] to [31st?] [undecipherable] 1795 inclusive.
Wm Simmons
[undecipherable]
[To] Secy War
Accountant's Office
Jan'y 3. 1796
I certify that there is due to Capt Robert Rogers [1st?] [Bat.?] of [Adam Hoops?] the detachment of the [undecipherable] all [undecipherable] [undecipherable] under the command of Capt [Hoops?] stationed at [Governors?] Island the sum of Four hundred & [undecipherable] four [Dollars?] [undecipherable] being for [three?] Pay to the [3d?] Nov. 1795 inclusive which sum is to be [permanently?] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Nicholas [undecipherable] Capt. New York [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Wm Simmons
[undecipherable]
[To] Secy War
Accountant's Office
Jan'y [6th?] 1796
I certify that there is due to Lieut. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [Detachment?] at [undecipherable] Island the sum of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] thirty [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] inclusive.
Wm Simmons
[undecipherable]
[To] Secy War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $334.60 is due Captain William Willson and Captain Frederick Frye and the detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers under his command at Governors Island, being their pay through November 1796.
Date
12/05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796120521455
Page start
324
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Captain William Willson
Captain Frederick Frye
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
command
Secretary of War
Accountant
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Governors Island
New York
Notable items
pay

