Pay of the Scouts of Washington County
Document 1797Certification that $2656.66 is due the Scouts of Washington County N.W.T., being their pay for protecting the frontiers of Marietta, Belle Pre, Waterford, and Gallipolis between September 1, 1795 and March 20, 1796, the date of their discharge.
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Accountants Office
Feby 5th 1797
I certify that there is due to Joseph Spencer late a private in Captain Butlers Company of Artillery the sum of eighteen dollars and six cents being for his pay from 1st January the time he was last paid to the pay Muster'd to the 28th of Novr 1795, the date of his discharge, which sum is payable to Jast Attorney
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Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
Feby 5th 1797
I certify that there is due to John Steel Gun-man and the men employed on Board the Public Barge stationed at Mud-Island for the sum of Sixty four Dollars, being for their pay to the month of January 1797, which sum is payable to said John Steel Attorney
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Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
February 5th 1797
I certify that there is due to the Scouts of Washington County NWt the sum of two thousand six hundred fifty six dollars and sixty six cents being for their Pay for protecting the Frontiers of Marietta, Belle Pre, Westfield and Galliopolis between the 1st of September 1794 and 28th of March 1795, the date of their discharge, which sum is payable to John Lewis Attorney to Charles Spencer who was substituted by Georges Avent Atty to said Scouts.
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Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $2656.66 is due the Scouts of Washington County N.W.T., being their pay for protecting the frontiers of Marietta, Belle Pre, Waterford, and Gallipolis between September 1, 1795 and March 20, 1796, the date of their discharge.
Date
02/03/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797020321255
Page start
349
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
scouts
John Davis
attorney
Ebenezer Sprout
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Washington County
North West Territory
Marietta, frontier
Belle Pre
Waterford
Gallipolis
Notable items
pay
protection of frontier
discharge
money
certificate
sum

