Certification of payments; detachment at Mud Island Fort
Document 1798Certification that $694.27 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under Major Lewis Tousard, being pay and forage for himself for December 1797, the pay of Lieutenant George Ross, the pay and forage of Surgeon's Mate John Lynch, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates for November and December 1797.
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Accountants Office
January 13th 1797
I certify that there is due on a detachment of the troops of the United States, [undecipherable] regiment stationed at [undecipherable] under the command of Major [undecipherable] toward the sum of two hundred [undecipherable] Dollars and [undecipherable] cents being [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] 1797 by [undecipherable] Pay [undecipherable] and also [undecipherable] and by the also new commissioned officers [undecipherable] said Detachment for [undecipherable] December 1797 which sum is payable to [undecipherable] Thomas [undecipherable] to be by him paid to the said Major [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
by the Rangers G 579. 35
[undecipherable] H 130. 66
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] 144. [undecipherable]
S Simmons
Acct
[undecipherable] 1797
Accountants Office
February 13th 1798
I certify that there is due on a Detachment of the troops of the United States, [undecipherable] stationed at [undecipherable] under the command of Capt [undecipherable] Blackburn, the sum of two hundred [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] cents being on account [undecipherable] themselves, [undecipherable] Castle [undecipherable] Blackburn, [undecipherable] William Barwell [undecipherable] from 1st August 1777 and the now commissioned officers [undecipherable] the said Detachment to 31st January 1778 inclusive which sum is to be [undecipherable] to [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] to be by him paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
[undecipherable] G 51. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] H 30. [undecipherable]
Pay officers 97. 50
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] 0. [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 2d 394. 7[undecipherable]
S Simmons
Acct
the No. [undecipherable] b[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $694.27 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under Major Lewis Tousard, being pay and forage for himself for December 1797, the pay of Lieutenant George Ross, the pay and forage of Surgeon's Mate John Lynch, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates for November and December 1797.
Date
01/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798011321355
Page start
104
Note
Account of Lewis Tousard and detachments.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Thomas Van Dyke
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Major Lewis Tousard
Lieutenant George Ross
Surgeon's Mate John Lynch
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage

