Certification of payments due; pay of Private Watson
Document 1797Certification that $65.60 is due Private Oliver Watson of Captain John F. Webb's Troop of Dragoons, being his pay from May 1, 1796 to September 12, 1797, the day of his discharge.
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Accountants Office
September 13th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Oliver Watson late a private in Capt John T Wests Troop of Dragoons the sum of [underline: sixty six dollars and sixty cents] being for his pay from 1 May 1796, the time he was last paid to 13th September 1797 the day of his discharge.
Pay of the army 1796 32.
— — 1797 33.60
—— [underline: paid 65.60] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
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Accountants Office
September 13 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Simmons late a private in Capt Andrews company of the 2d sub[legion] the sum of Thirty dollars and fifty Cents being for his pay from the 1st August 1793 to the 5th June 1799 the date of his discharge as will fully appear by a abstract D N 307.—
Drs [30.50] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
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Accountants Office
September 13th 1797
I Certify that there is due to the Corps of Artificers Engineers Stationed at West Point the sum of [underline: Nine hundred sixty one dollars] being for the pay & forage of the Officers and the pay of the Non Commissioned Officers and privates of the said Corps for the month of August 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $65.60 is due Private Oliver Watson of Captain John F. Webb's Troop of Dragoons, being his pay from May 1, 1796 to September 12, 1797, the day of his discharge.
Date
09/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797091321052
Page start
23
Note
Account of Oliver Watson
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private Oliver Watson
Captain John F. Webb
Troop of Dragoons
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
discharge

