Certification of payments; account of Francis Da Costa
Document 1797Certification that $838.37 is due Francis DaCosta, being his salary and expenses in traveling to and from Cecil Furnace for the purpose of inspecting cannon for the United States.
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Accountants Office
November 21st 1797
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] a [undecipherable]
the sum of [undecipherable] hundred and thirty eight Dollars and thirty seven
Cents being the amount of his account of Salary and expenses in travelling
to and from [undecipherable] Frances for the purpose of Instructing [undecipherable] for the
United States agreeably to directions from the Secretary of War
Dollars 438.3[undecipherable] W Simmons
A.A.
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
November 10th 1797
I certify that there is due to the Estate of
[undecipherable] late [undecipherable] Capt [William?] [undecipherable] Co [undecipherable] during
the sum of twenty eight Dollars and thirteen Cents being for Balance
of pay due to him from the 1y April to the 4 November 1799 the day he
was killed which amount is payable to Aaron [undecipherable] by virtue of
a letter of attorney from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the effect [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Dollars 28.13 Wm Simmons
A.A.
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
November 20th 1799
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] establishment of
the United States [undecipherable] Payment [undecipherable] for the service of the Ordnance
Department at West Point the sum of thirty dollars and fourteen Cents
being for their pay for October 1799 which sum is to be transmitted to
Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to George [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Ordnance and Military Store keeper at West Point who is to [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $838.37 is due Francis DaCosta, being his salary and expenses in traveling to and from Cecil Furnace for the purpose of inspecting cannon for the United States.
Date
11/20/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797112021055
Page start
54
Note
Account of Francis Da Costa
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Francis DaCosta
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Cecil Furnace
Maryland
Notable items
salary
expenses
inspecting cannon
travel expenses

