Certification of payments; troops stationed at Fort McHenry, Baltimore Maryland
Document 1799Payment to troops stationed at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris. Pay for Morris, Lieutenants Philip Landais, Samuel Dyson, surgeon James Scanlon, and non commissioned officers and privates.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
January 3, 1799
I certify that there is due to the troops stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Capt. Isaac Morris this sum of Six hundred twenty for Dollars — 64, being for the pay of himself, 1st Philip Sanders Samuel S Tyson, Surgeon James Stanton the non commissioned Officers & Privates for December 1798, which sum is to be transmitted to John Kelly supervisor Baltimore, to to be by him Paid to the Said Capt. Morris, who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
W. Simmons
Asstt [seal?]
Pay of the Army — 620. 64.
The Secretary of War.
3391
Accountants Office
January 2 [undecipherable]
I certify that there is due to Capt. Samuel [undecipherable] 3 Regt of Infancy the sum of Sixteen Dollars — [undecipherable] being for his Subsistence for the month of December 1798.
[undecipherable: Sub? 74?] of [undecipherable] W. Simmons
Asstt [seal?]
The Secretary of War — 3376
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Payment to troops stationed at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris. Pay for Morris, Lieutenants Philip Landais, Samuel Dyson, surgeon James Scanlon, and non commissioned officers and privates.
Date
01/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799010521355
Page start
301
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
troops
Captain Staats Morris
command
Lieutenant Philip Landais
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
surgeon
James Scanlon
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

