Certification of payments; detachment at Whetstone Point, Baltimore Maryland
Document 1798Certification that $295.19 is due Capt. Staats Morris, Lieutenant Samuel T. Dyson, and the Detachment of Artillerists and Engineers under the command of Captain Staats Morris stationed at Fort Whetstone Point, being his and their pay for December 1797.
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Accountants Office
January 4 1798
I Certify that there is due to detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers Stationed at Fort Whetstone Point under the command of Capt. Plants. Morris the sum of two hundred ninety five Dollars and No Cents for pay for December 1797 as found by Lieut. Samuel T Dyson and the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the Said Detachment which sum is to be transmitted to John Seth Supervisor Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Captain Morris who is to be accountable for the same.
W Simmons actr
[underline: Pay of the Army for 1797 295. 32]
[underline: The Secy of War]
Accountants Office
January 4 1793
I Certify that there is due to Capt. Joseph Elliott & the detachment under his command Stationed at Fort Whetstone Point Baltimore the sum of seven hundred & Sixty Dollars and forty three cents being for his and their pay from 1st October to 31st December 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to John T Dorby Supervisor at Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Capt. Elliott who is to be held accountable for the same.
Pay of the Army in 1797 609.99
Subsist of Officers 150.44
T M 760.43
[underline: The Secy of War]
W Simmons actr
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $295.19 is due Capt. Staats Morris, Lieutenant Samuel T. Dyson, and the Detachment of Artillerists and Engineers under the command of Captain Staats Morris stationed at Fort Whetstone Point, being his and their pay for December 1797.
Date
01/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798010921355
Page start
83
Note
Account of Staats Morris and detachment.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
Captain Staats Morris
Lieutenant Samuel T. Dyson
Detachment of Artillerists and Engineers
command
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Baltimore
Whetstone Point
Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

