Pay of Private James Byram, waiter to Captain Porter of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1797Certification that twelve dollars is due Private James Byram, waiter to Captain Porter of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay for January through March 1797.
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January and February 1797. which sum is payable to
Robert Field, substitute to Edwin A. Harris Attorney
No. 19 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Department of War —
Accountants Office
March 25th 1797. —
I certify that there is due to John Morrell acct Agt
of the Corps of A. E. the sum of [underline: Fifty two dollars & ]/100 being
for his Pay, Subsistence and Forage for the Month of
March 1797.
Pay 36
Forage 6 } [underline: Dolls 52/100] Wm Simmons
Sub. 10. 4} The Secretary of War — Acct
Accountants Office
March 10 1797
I certify that there is due to C. P. Pourchereffe the
sum of [underline: ninety dollars] being for his Compensation as
assistant Storekeeper at Springfield from the 1st January
to the 31st March 1797, which sum is to be transmitted
by Samuel Reeves Senr. to the said Pourchereffe at
Springfield.
$ns 90 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
March 31st 1797
I certify that there is due to James Byram a private,
Waiter to Captain Porter of the Artillerists & Engineers
[underline: twelve dollars] being for his Pay for the months of Jany
February and March 1797. Wm Simmons
Acct
[372] The Sect of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that twelve dollars is due Private James Byram, waiter to Captain Porter of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay for January through March 1797.
Date
03/31/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797033121255
Page start
379
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
waiter
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Private James Byram
Captain Porter
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
salary

