Certification of payments; pay of Captain Purdy's Levies
Document 1797Certification that $142 is due the following men late of Capt. William Purdy's Company of Levies, being their pay per Abstract D No. 5: Samuel Tom, Christopher Smootz, William Doyle, Moses Fisher, Martin Tanner, David Christy, and Nicholas Walker.
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Accountants Office
November 22nd 1797
I certify that there is due to Howell Cobb late a lieutenant in the Army of the United States the sum of One hundred Ninety One Dollars and thirty five Cents being for six Months pay and Subsistance allowed to deranged Officers by the act of Congress of the 5th March 1792 agreeably to a list of Officers deranged received from the Secretary of War which sum is to be transmitted to John Habersham Esqr in Georgia to be by him paid to Ensign Hugh McCall who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
Pay of the deranged Officers 156.
Subsistance of do 35.35
Total 191.35
Wm Simmons
—d—
Department of War
Accountant's Office
November 22d 1797
I certify that there is due to the following Men late of Captain William Burdge's company of Levies the sum of One Hundred forty five dollars and ninety two cents being for the pay per abstract No 1yr.
Samuel Lem Jorgd N 83 31.20
Christopher Smedly Junrd 99 11.65
William Jones do 91 17.31
Martin James do 99 23.17
Martin Anners do 109 10.21
David Christy do 115 19.21
Nicholas Parker do 117 13.97
145.72
which sum is payable to John Moylan a[gent] to the said Soldiers.
[undecipherable] 145.72 [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
Wm Simmons
—d—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $142 is due the following men late of Capt. William Purdy's Company of Levies, being their pay per Abstract D No. 5: Samuel Tom, Christopher Smootz, William Doyle, Moses Fisher, Martin Tanner, David Christy, and Nicholas Walker.
Date
11/22/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797112221255
Page start
56
Note
Account of Samuel Tom, Christopher Smootz, William Doyle, Moses Fisher, Martin Tanner, David Christy, Nicholas Walker.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Samuel Tom
Christopher Smootz
William Doyle
Moses Fisher
Martin Tanner
David Christy
Nicholas Walker
John Heylan
accountant
Secretary of War
Captain William Purdy
Company of Levies
John Moylan
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
abstract

