Pay of Captain James Bruff and the detachment under his command at Niagara, New York
Document 1797Certification that $3250.03 is due Captain James Bruff and the detachment under his command at Niagara, New York including forage for the commissioned officers, being his and their pay for January through April 1797.
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423 and privates under the command of Capt Blackburn stationed at Fort Norfolk the sum of Three hundred & [undecipherable] dollars & Seventy Cents also for his and their pay & to may prox for the Pay of Joseph Holis private from the 9th to 30th November 89 and in advance of bounty due to John Scott private which sum is to be transmitted to Bernard Carrington Supervisor Virginia and to be by him paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof
Pay of the Army for 1793. 3.20
Do Do 1787. 323 —
Bounties & holders — [undecipherable]
Dollars 330.00
Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War
Acct
Accountants Office
June 11th 179—
I certify that there is due to Lieutenant Benj Shither the sum of One hundred & five dollars 00 being for his pay and Subsistence for March April and May 179—
Pay of the Army — 75
Subt Officers 37.00
Dollars 105.00
Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $3250.03 is due Captain James Bruff and the detachment under his command at Niagara, New York including forage for the commissioned officers, being his and their pay for January through April 1797.
Date
06/19/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797061921255
Page start
424
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain James Bruff
detachment
command
accountant
Secretary of War
commissioned officers
Notable locations
Niagara New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
forage

