Pay & Subsistence of Major Bezaleel Howe
Document 1797Certification that $540.42 is due Bezaleel Howe, late Major in the Army of the US, being six months pay and subsistence allowed him by the Act of Congress of March 3, 1797.
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in part the Act entitle an Act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States To all Officers deranged under the Act "To ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States" agreeably to a list of Officers deranged received from the Secretary of War.
D.s 121/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
March 15th 1797
I certify that there is due to Bezaleel Howe, late Major in the Army of the United States the sum of [underline: Five hundred and Forty two Dollars and forty two Cents] being for Six Months Pay and Subsistence allowed him by the Act of Congress of the 3d March 1797 intituled "an act to amend and repeal in part the Act entitled an Act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States" to all Officers arranged under the Act "To ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States" agreeably to a list of Deranged Officers received from the Secretary of War. which is payable to Major John Stagg & order—
D.s 54242/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
March 20th 1797
I certify that there is due to Frederick Hynes Serjeant in Capt [undecipherable] his Company of Artillerists and Engineers the sum of seven dollars being for his Pay for February 1796
$7 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $540.42 is due Bezaleel Howe, late Major in the Army of the US, being six months pay and subsistence allowed him by the Act of Congress of March 3, 1797.
Date
03/18/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797031821055
Page start
373
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Major Bezaleel Howe
army
congress
John Stagg
military establishment
deranged officers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Marlborough Massachusetts
Notable items
pay
act of congress

