Certification of payment; account of Edward Carrington
Document 1797Certification that $23.93 is due Edward Carrington, Supervisor of Virginia, being the amount of his account of commissions for receiving and paying monies from the Department of War for the year 1796.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
July 25th 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Bryant D.C.M Stores at Springfield, Massachusetts the sum of [underline: One hundred, thirty four dollars & Seventy five Cents]: being for his Compensation & Contingent expences in the Military Store Department from the 1 april to the 30th June 1797 inclusively which sum is to be transmitted to Jona Jackson Supervisor of Massachusetts.
Drs 134 75/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct.
Accountants Office
August 2d 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Steele Coxswain & the Crew employed on board the Public Barge stationed at Mud Island Fort the sum of [underline: Sixty four Dollars] being for his and their pay for July 1797 which sum is payable to the said John Steele per order
S & C. Exs 1797 Drs 64 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct.
Accountants Office
August 2d 1797
I Certify that there is due to Edward Carrington Supervisor of Virginia the sum of [underline: Twenty three Dollars and Ninety three Cents] being amount of his account of Commissions for receiving & paying monies from the Department of War from January 1 to December 31 1796 which sum is to be transmitted to the said Edward Carrington at Richmond
S & C. Es 1796 Drs 2393 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct.
Accountants Office
August 3d 1797
I Certify that there is due to Francis Mentges Inspector of the Troops & Garrisons of the United States the sum of [underline: Sixty two dollars] being for his Pay for the month of July 1797.
Drs 62. Wm Simmons
The Secy of War Acct.
Accountants Office
August 5th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Lewis Toussard Major in the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of [underline: Eighty three dollars & Sixty Cents] being for his Pay Forage & Subsistence for the month of July 1797.
55 .. Pay
10 .. Forage
18.00 Subsistence
Drs 83.60 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $23.93 is due Edward Carrington, Supervisor of Virginia, being the amount of his account of commissions for receiving and paying monies from the Department of War for the year 1796.
Date
08/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797080221152
Page start
5
Note
Account of Edward Carrington
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
Supervisor of Virginia
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Virginia
Accountants Office
Richmond
Notable items
commissions for receiving and paying monies
pay

