Pay of Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, Surgeon's Mate William Steel, and the recruits under the command of Captain Joseph Elliott of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1797Simmons certifies that $328 is due Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, Surgeon's Mate William Steel, and the recruits under the command of Captain Joseph Elliott of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being their pay and forage through December 1796.
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Accountants Office
Jan 5 1797
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Willm [undecipherable] Surgeon [undecipherable], subsisting from the Privates under the
command of Capt. [undecipherable] Batt. Col in the Corps of Artificers & Surgeons the
sum of four hundred & thirty eight Dollars being for their pay to 31st Decr
1796 exclusive, for which sum said [undecipherable] Batt. is to be held accountable
for the due application thereof
Wm Simmons
Acct
N° 238
The S[ign] of his [undecipherable]
Accountants Office
Jan 5 1797
I certify that there is due to Frederick Aug[undecipherable] [undecipherable] William
Wilson, Samuel [undecipherable] Surgeon's Mate, [undecipherable] forming [undecipherable], and the
detachment of the Corps of Artificers & Surgeons under the command of
Capt. Aug[undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of four hundred [undecipherable]
Dollars [undecipherable] being for their Pay to the 31st December 1796 exclusive,
which sum is to be transmitted to [undecipherable] Lt. Depy at New York to be
by him paid to the said Capt. [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the
due application thereof.
Wm Simmons
Acct
N° 427 &c.
The S[ign] of his [undecipherable]
Accountants Office
Jan 5 1797
I certify that there is due to Capt. Joseph Batt. the sum of Seven
hundred [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] being the balance of his Pay [undecipherable] &
contingent account to 31st Decr 1796
Wm Simmons
Acct
N° 900 [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $328 is due Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, Surgeon's Mate William Steel, and the recruits under the command of Captain Joseph Elliott of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being their pay and forage through December 1796.
Date
01/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797010221555
Page start
335
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private Robert Coane
Private John Lockner
Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg
Surgeon's Mate
William Steel
command
Captain Joseph Elliott
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
forage

