Pay of Private Shelkes late of Captain William Lewis's Company of Levies
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $17.14 is due Private Peter Shelkes, late of Captain William Lewis's Company of Levies, being the balance of his pay per abstract D No. 51.
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Accountants Office
Dec. 1st 1796
I certify that there is due to Samuel Smith late of the Frigate Crusing at Portsmouth Two hundred twenty three Dollars & [undecipherable] Cents for his Pay & Subsistence from 1 May to 30 [undecipherable] 1796 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Esqr Dept of Boston
N° 223/[undecipherable] Wm Simmons
Sec. Dept of War Actl
Accountants Office
Dec. 9th 1796
I certify that there is due to Joseph [undecipherable] private on Capt [undecipherable] Company of the [undecipherable] to Jonathan Jackson the sum of Eight Dollars being his balance for Nov & Dec 1796.
N°8 Wm Simmons
Sec. Dept of War Actl
Accounts Office
Nov 23d 1796
I certify that there is due to John C. Brown late private in [undecipherable] Company of [undecipherable] the sum of Nine Dollars & [undecipherable] being the balance due from the [undecipherable] in the service of the United States which sum is payable to Nathaniel [undecipherable] Attorney.
Wm Simmons
Actl
[undecipherable]
Sec. Dept of War
Accountants Office
Nov 28th 1796
I certify that there is due to Peter [undecipherable] late private in Captains [undecipherable] Company of [undecipherable] the sum of Fourteen Dollars [undecipherable] being the balance of his Pay for [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] which sum is payable to Nathaniel [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] W Simmons
[undecipherable] Actl
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $17.14 is due Private Peter Shelkes, late of Captain William Lewis's Company of Levies, being the balance of his pay per abstract D No. 51.
Date
12/28/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796122821255
Page start
331
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private Peter Shelkes
Captain William Lewis
Company of Levies
accountant
Secretary of War
Mathias Ross
attorney
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
balance
pay

