Certification of payment; Private Lefore Catham
Document 1797Certification that $73.93 is due Pvt. Lefore Catham, waiter to Capt. Lewis of Capt. Howell Lewis's Company 3rd US Regiment, being his pay from December 17, 1795, the date of his enlistment, 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.
Subsist. 18.94 — 1795
Pay 968. 11
Subsist. 476.77 } 1797
Forage 30 —
Dt. 1490.62
The Secretary of War
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Department of War
Accountants Office
July 24th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Benjm Bathorn past Master to Capt Lewis in Capt Howell Lewis's Company 3d Rgt U. States the sum of Seventy three dollars and ninety three Cents being for his pay from the 17th of December 1793 the date of his Inlistment to the 31 June 1797 inclusively which sum is payable to Capt Howell Lewis who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $73.93 is due Pvt. Lefore Catham, waiter to Capt. Lewis of Capt. Howell Lewis's Company 3rd US Regiment, being his pay from December 17, 1795, the date of his enlistment, through June 1797.
Date
07/24/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797072421152
Page start
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Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Howell Lewis
company
3rd US Regiment
Private Lefore Catham
waiter
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

