Pay of Cadet Tripplet and Lieutenant Saunders and His Men
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $56 is due Cadet James Tripplet and Lieutenant John Saunders of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers and the men under his command at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, being his and their pay for November 1796.
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Accountant's Office
Dec. 7th 1796
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] Graham H. [undecipherable] in the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Infantry the sum of Sixty seven Dollars [undecipherable] being for his pay and Subsistence for the month of Nov. 1796, and for abstracting [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Intsrants from [undecipherable] from 1st Sept. to [undecipherable] Nov. 1796, which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson [undecipherable] or to his [undecipherable] &c.
L. [undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Accountant's Office
Dec. [undecipherable] 1796
I certify that there is due to Henry Harvey a Matross in Captain [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Company [undecipherable] to Lieut. Joseph Elliott the sum of Sixty [undecipherable] Dollars being for his [undecipherable] pay for the [undecipherable] 1st Oct. 1796 [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to 3d Oct. 1796 inclusive.
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The Secy of War
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Accountant's Office
Dec. 7th 1796
I certify that there is due to Lieut. John Saunders of the Corps of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Engineers, Cadet James [undecipherable] and the men under the command of Lieut. Saunders at Fort Norfolk, the sum of Sixty [undecipherable] Dollars for [undecipherable] their pay for the month of Nov. 1796, which sum is to be transmitted to [undecipherable] Carrington [undecipherable] of Virginia, Lieut. Saunders to be accountable for the due application thereof.
[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $56 is due Cadet James Tripplet and Lieutenant John Saunders of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers and the men under his command at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, being his and their pay for November 1796.
Date
12/12/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796121221055
Page start
326
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Virginia
Cadet James Tripplet
Lieutenant John Saunders
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
men
command
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Fort Norfolk, Virginia,
Notable items
pay

