Pay of Private Lewis May of Captain Joseph Shaylor's Company 2nd Sub Legion, indian captive
Document 1797Certification that $170.76 is due Private Lewis May of Captain Joseph Shaylor's Company 2nd Sub Legion, being his balance of pay from March 1 to October 17, 1793 and his pay from October 18, 1793, the day he was taken prisoner by Indians, to March 22, 1797, the day of his return from captivity.
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Accountants Office
March 20th 1797
I certify that there is due to Nicholas DeFiniels Temporary Engineer the sum Thirty four Dollars and Eighty four Cents being Balance of his Compensation due him on the 18th of March 1797 the date of his resignation.
Drs 34 84/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
March 22nd 1797
I certify that there is due to George [undecipherable] Lieutenant of the Corps of Artillirists & Engineers the sum of Seventy seven dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being for his Pay and Subsistence from 25th Decr 1796 the date of his acceptance to 28th February 1797 inclusive.
Pay/[undecipherable] - 57 8/100 Wm Simmons
Subsistence 17 5/100
Dolls 77 5/100 The Sect of War Acct
Accountants Office
March 22nd 1797
I Certify that there is due to Lewis May late a private in Capt Joseph Shaylors Company 2nd Sub Legion the sum of One hundred and Seventy dollars and Seventy Six Cents being for balance of Pay due him from 1st March to 1st October 1793 and for his Pay from the 18th October 1793 the day he was taken prisoner by the Indians till the 22nd March 1797 the day of his return from Captivity.
Drs 170 75/100 [undecipherable] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of Wars Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $170.76 is due Private Lewis May of Captain Joseph Shaylor's Company 2nd Sub Legion, being his balance of pay from March 1 to October 17, 1793 and his pay from October 18, 1793, the day he was taken prisoner by Indians, to March 22, 1797, the day of his return from captivity.
Date
03/22/1797
Author
Recipient
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Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797032221155
Page start
374
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private Lewis May
Captain Joseph Shaylor
legion
Indians
Indian prisoners
2nd Sub Legion
company
accountant
Secretary of War
prisoner
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Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay during Indian captivity
balance

