Certification of payments due; pay of Major Tousard & His Men
Document 1797Certification that $472 is due Lts. Henry Muhlenberg and George Ross, Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch, and Major Lewis Tousard and the detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers under his command at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for September 1797 including forage for himself and Lynch and the balance of bounties due the non-commissioned officers and privates.
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Accountants Office
October 10th 1797
I certify that there is due to Major Tienus Toward, Lieutenants Henry, Muehlenburg & George I. Hops, Surgeons Mate John X. Lynch, and the detachment of the corps of Artillerists & Engineers under the command of Major Toward stationed at Mud Island for the sum of [underline: three hundred seventy two dollars] being for his and their pay for September 1797 including forage of himself and Surgeons Mate Lynch for the sums hinted, and balance of rations due to sundry Non-Commission Officers & Privates of the said detachment which sum is payable to the said Major Toward, who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
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No 377 Wm Simmonds
The Secretary of War Accts
Accountants Office
October 11th 1797
I certify that there is due to Moses Wright a private in Captain Edward Butlers late Company of Levies, the sum of Sixteen dollars & eighty ten cents, being for his pay from the 30th April to the 16th Novr 1795 including the time allowed him to go home.
4th 18 8s Wm Summers
The Secretary of War Accts
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $472 is due Lts. Henry Muhlenberg and George Ross, Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch, and Major Lewis Tousard and the detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers under his command at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for September 1797 including forage for himself and Lynch and the balance of bounties due the non-commissioned officers and privates.
Date
10/10/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797101021055
Page start
34
Note
Account of Lewis Toussard and detachment.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg
Lieutenant George Ross, Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch
Major Lewis Tousard
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
command
non-commissioned officers
privates
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Mud Island Fort
Notable items
pay
forage
bounties

