Certification of payments; pay of John Steel & Crew
Document 1797Certification that $64 is due John Steel, Coxswain, and the crew of the public barge at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for November 1797.
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Accountants Office
December 9th 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Steel Conservan' & the men of the fatigue Corps stationed at Harts Island the sum of sixty four Dollars for his & their pay for November 1797 which sum is payable to John Steel pr Order.
Dollars 64 W Simmons
Actt
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
December 11th 1797
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Governors Island the sum of three hundred forty four Dollars and Monday seven Cents being for the pay and subsistance of Captian Frederick Frye commanding the said detachment, the Pay, Subsistance & forage of Surgeons Mate Samuel Osborne and for the pay of the non commissioned Officers and Privates of the said detachment for November 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to the said Captain Frye who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
W Simmons
Actt
Pay of the Army 292 63
Subsist of Officers 40 37
Forage of Hoffe 6
Dollars 344 97
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $64 is due John Steel, Coxswain, and the crew of the public barge at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for November 1797.
Date
12/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797120221055
Page start
59
Note
Account of John Steel.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Steel
coxswain
crew
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountants Office
Notable items
public barge
pay

