Certification of payments; compensation of John Nicholson
Document 1797Certification that $210 is due John Nicholson for his services inspecting and proving sundry public military stores from August 10 to November 10, 1797.
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Accountants Office
November 15th 1797
I certify that there is due to John Nicholson for the sum of two Hundred and ten Dollars owing for his services as inspecting and proving Sunday public military Arms from the 16th August to the 11th November, 1797 the due performance of the said service having been certified by the Hodgdon Military Storekeeper
Wm Simmons
Acct
Paid Voucher No 203 — [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War —
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Accountants Office
November 16th 1797
I certify that there is due to the Corps of Artificers and Engineers Stationed at West Point the sum of three Hundred Seventy three Dollars and twenty seven Cents, being for the pay and ration of the Commissioned Officers and for the pay of the non commissioned Officers and Privates of the said Corps for October 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish, Supervisor New York to be by him paid to Nehemiah Hunn Temporary Pay master at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof
Wm Simmons
Acct
Pay of the Line 697.97
Pay of Store 36—
[undecipherable] 73. [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
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Accountants Office
November 16th 1797
I certify that there is due to the State of the Late Province Troops agreeable to Capt Battarous Company on the Corps of Artificers & Engineers the Sum of twelve Dollars and fifty One Cents being for lodging from the 1st March the due payment last paid to the fourth from 1797 considered as due [undecipherable] which sum is payable to [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $210 is due John Nicholson for his services inspecting and proving sundry public military stores from August 10 to November 10, 1797.
Date
11/15/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797111521055
Page start
52
Note
Account of John Nicholson
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Nicholson
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
services
inspecting and proving public military stores

