Certification of payments due; Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point
Document 1797Numerous certifications of payments due, to include certification that $1490.62 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being the pay, subsistence, and forage of the officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates through June 1797.
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D. W. Accountants Office
July 24th 1797
I certify that there is due to the Corps of Artificers & Engineers Stationed at West Point the sum of One thousand four hundred ninety dollars and Sixty two Cents being for the Pay Subsistence, and Forage of the Officers and the pay of the non commissioned Officers and Privates at the said Garrison to the 30 June 1797 inclusive, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor, New York, and to be by him paid to Nehemiah Freeman, Temporary D. M. West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Subsistce 16.74 — 1795
Pay 988. 11
Subsistce 476.77} 1797
Forage 30. —
[underline: Dr 1490. 62]
Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
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Department of War
Accountants Office
July 24th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Bezore Balthom private Master to Capt Lewis in Capt Howell Lewis's Company 8th Rt U. States the sum of [underline: Seventy three dollars and ninety three Cents] being for his pay from the 17th of December 1793 the date of his Inlistment to the 30th June 1797 inclusively which sum is payable to Capt Howell Lewis who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof
Wm Simmons
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Numerous certifications of payments due, to include certification that $1490.62 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being the pay, subsistence, and forage of the officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates through June 1797.
Date
07/24/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797072421052
Page start
4
Note
Account of Artillery and Engineers at West Point
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
officers
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
forage

