Account of Captain Joseph Elliott
Document 1797Simmons certifies that $707.75 is due Captain Joseph Elliott, being the balance of his pay, subsistence, recruiting, and contingent account though December 1796.
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Accountants Office
Jun 5 1797
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Vanbenburg
W[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Surgeon [undecipherable], subsisting [undecipherable] as the Privates under the
command of Capt [undecipherable] Matt[undecipherable] in the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers the
sum of four hundred [undecipherable] eight Dollars being for their pay to 31st Dec[undecipherable]
1796 inclusive, for which sum said [undecipherable] Matt[undecipherable] is to be held accountable
for the due application thereof.
N° 230 Wm Simmons
The Sec of War Acct
Accountants Office
Jun 5 1797
I certify that there is due to Frederick [undecipherable] [undecipherable] William
Wilson, Samuel [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Surgeon [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] and the
detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers under the command of
Capt [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of four hundred [undecipherable]
Dollars [undecipherable] being for their Pay to the 31st December 1796 inclusive
which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esq[undecipherable] at New York to be
by him paid to the said Capt [undecipherable] is to be held accountable for the
due application thereof.
N° [undecipherable] Gov[undecipherable] Wm Simmons
The Sec[undecipherable] War Acct
Accountants Office
Jun 5 1797
I certify that there is due to Capt Joseph Matt[undecipherable] the sum of [undecipherable]
hundred [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] being the balance of his Pay [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] to 31st Dec 1796
N° [undecipherable] Wm Simmons
The Sec of War Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $707.75 is due Captain Joseph Elliott, being the balance of his pay, subsistence, recruiting, and contingent account though December 1796.
Date
01/03/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797010321055
Page start
335
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
accountant
Secretary of War
Captain Joseph Elliott
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
recruiting
contingent account

