Certification of payments due; Pay & Forage of John Mills, Adjutant General, deceased
Document 1797Certification that $625.83 is due the estate of John Mills, Adjutant General, being his pay and forage from December 1, 1795 to July 6, 1796, the supposed day of his death, which sum is payable to William Mills, executor of the estate.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
August 21st 1797
I Certify that there is due to the Estate of the late John Mills Adjutant General deceased the sum of [underline: Six hundred twenty five dollars and Eighty three Cents] — being for his pay and forage from the first December 1795 to the 6th July 1798 being the supposed day of his death, which amount is payable to Joseph Strong attorney to William [undecipherable] Executor to the said Estate.
Pay 539 80
Forage 80 —
[underline: Dct 625 83]
The Secretary of War
Wm Simmons
acct
Accountants Office
August 30th 1797
I certify that there is due to Captain Michael Katheson Lieut Jonathan Robson Surgeon Mate Frederick D[undecipherable] [including peace and the non commissioned Officers and Privates] under the command of the said Capt Katheson stationed at Fort Johnson the sum of [underline: four hundred & sixteen dollars and fifty five Cents] being for his and their pay for the months of May and June 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Daniel Stevens Supervisor Charleston to be by him paid to Captain Katheson who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Pay & the Army yet 52—
Forage . . . . 12 — [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] / 16 [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $625.83 is due the estate of John Mills, Adjutant General, being his pay and forage from December 1, 1795 to July 6, 1796, the supposed day of his death, which sum is payable to William Mills, executor of the estate.
Date
08/26/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797082621055
Page start
16
Note
Account of John Mills, deceased
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Joseph Strong
William Mills
John Mills
adjutant general
executor
deceased
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
estate
forage
death

