Pay of Captain Blackburn & His Men
Document 1797Certification that $331.60 is due Lieutenant John Saunders, Lieutenant James Triplett, Cadet Peter Samkin, Captain Richard Blackburn, and the men under his command at Fort Norfolk, Virginia being his and their pay for April 1797.
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dollars p62/100 being for his Salary, Subsistence and [406] forage from 1st March 1797 to the 11th may following as admitted and allowed by the Secretary of War.—
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Drs 257.92 2072 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 12th 1797
I certify that there is due to the corps of Artillousts & 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 NewYork; 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 2078
Drs 1271 in 1797 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
May 12th 1797
I certify that there is due to Capt Richard S Blackburn Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett, Cadet Peter Lamkin and the non Commissioned Officers and Privates
[40th] under the command of the said Capt. Blackburn at Fort Norfolk the sum of [underline: Three Hundred and thirty one dollars and Sixty Cents] being for his and their Pay for the month of April 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor of Virginia to be by him paid to the said Richard S. Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Drs 331.60 Pay of the Army 1797 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War 2079 Acct
Accountants Office
May 13th 1797
I certify that there is due to Edward Ledwidge Private, a Waiter to the late Capt. Wm McKea [underline: Twenty] dollars being for his Pay from the 1st December 1796 to the 1st May 1797.
Drs 20. Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War 2082 Acct
Accountants Office
May 13th 1797
I certify that there is due to Levi McClean late lieutenant in the Army of the United States the sum of [underline: Two Hundred Dollars and eight Cents] being for Six months Pay and Subsistence allowed him by an Act of Congress of the 3d March 1797 intituled "an Act to repeal in part the Act intituled "an Act to ascertain and fix the Military Establishment of the United States agreeable to a list of Deranged Officers received from the Secretary
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $331.60 is due Lieutenant John Saunders, Lieutenant James Triplett, Cadet Peter Samkin, Captain Richard Blackburn, and the men under his command at Fort Norfolk, Virginia being his and their pay for April 1797.
Date
05/12/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797051221355
Page start
406
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Virginia
Lieutenant John Saunders
Lieutenant James Triplett
Cadet Peter Samkin
Captain Richard Blackburn
men
command
non commissioned officers
private
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Virginia
Notable items
pay

