Salary, Subsistence, & Forage of Constant Freeman, Agent for War Department
Document 1797Certification that $257.92 is due Constant Freeman, Agent for the War Department, being his salary, subsistence, and forage from March 1 to May 11, 1797.
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Accountants Office
May 6th 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Ramsay private in Capt Richard H. Greaton's Company, 2nd Regiment the sum of [underline: Sixteen dollars] being for his pay from 1st Jany to 30th April 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Esqr Supr Massachusetts and by him paid to said Captain Greaton per order of said Ramsay.
Drs 16. Pay in 1797 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 11th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Robert Lee, late a Lieutenant in the 2nd Regiment [underline: Seventy one Dollars and twenty Cents,] being for Balance of Pay and Subsistence from the 1st Janry to the 10th March last the day his Resignation was accepted, which amount is payable to John Dewart by order of said Lee.
54.39 Pay
16.56 Subsistence
.25 Continl expences
Drs 71.20/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 11th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Constant Freeman Agent for the War Department the sum of [underline: Two Hundred fifty seven
dollars &93/100] being for his Salary, Subsistence and forage from 1st March 1797 to the 11th may following as admitted and allowed by the Secretary of War.—
19rs 26
32. 40
28. 26
Drs 25792/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 12th 1797
I Certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point the sum of [underline: Twelve Hundred and Seventy one dollars,] being for the pay and forage of the Commissioned Officers, and the pay of the Non Commissioned Officers and privates to the 30th of April 1797: which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor of New York, and by him paid to Nehemiah Freeman Temporary Paymaster at West Point who is to be accountable for the due application thereof.
1241 Pay
30 Forage
Drs 1271 in 1797 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 12th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Captt Richard L. Blackburn, Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett, Cadet Peter Lamkin and the non Commissioned Officers and Privates
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $257.92 is due Constant Freeman, Agent for the War Department, being his salary, subsistence, and forage from March 1 to May 11, 1797.
Date
05/11/1797
Author
Recipient
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Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797051121455
Page start
405
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Major Constant Freeman
agent for war department
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
salary
subsistence
forage

