Certification of payments due; pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point
Document 1797Certification that $961 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being the pay and forage of the officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Corps, for August 1797.
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Accountants Office
September 13th 1797
I Certify that there is due to Oliver Watson late a private in Capt John J. Herbs Troop of Dragoons the sum of [underline: sixty five dollars and sixty cents] being for his pay from 1st May 1796 the time he was last paid to 12th September 1797 the day of his discharge.
Pay of the army 1796 32.
" " — " 1797 33.60
[underline: Drs 65.60] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
September 13. 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Simmons late a private in Capt Andrews Company of the 2d Sublegion the sum of [underline: Thirty dollars and fifty cents] being for his pay from the 1st August 1793 to the 5th June 1794 the date of his discharge as will fully appear by abstract D Nº 307. —
[underline: Drs 30 50/100] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
September 13th 1797
I Certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists & 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 Fish. Supervisor, New York to be by him paid to Lieutenant Jeremiah Freeman Temporary Paymaster at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the army 97. 925
Forage of Officers 36
[underline: Drs 961] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
September 14th 1797
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at Fort Norfolk the sum of [underline: Three hundred twenty two dollars and twenty eight cents] being for the pay of Richard S Blackburn Captain, John Saunders and James Triplett Lieutenants, Peter Lambkin and Thomas Blackburn Cadets, David Pattison Surgeon's Mate (including forage) and the non Commissioned Officers & privates of the said detachment for the month of August 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor Richmond Virginia, to be by him paid to the said Captain Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
317. 83 pay of the army 97.
4. 45 Forage of Officers
[underline: Drs 322 28/100] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $961 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being the pay and forage of the officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the Corps, for August 1797.
Date
09/13/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797091321152
Page start
23
Note
Account of Nehemiah Freeman and Corps at West Point.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster at West Point
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
officers
non commissioned officers
privates
supervisor New York
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage

