Certification of payments; Private Jonah Rogers
Document 1798Certification that $191.47 is due to Private Jonah Rogers, late of Captain John Buell's Company of the 2nd Sub Legion, being the balance of his pay from the date of his enlistment to November 4, 1791, the day he was reported as killed, and for his pay from November 4, the day he was taken prisoner by the Indians, to July 2, 1796, the day he was delivered from captivity at Fort Wayne.
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Accountants Office
February 18th 1795
I Certify that there is due to Samuel Bell captain
United States 1st Regiment the sum of forty four Dollars & forty Cents
being for subsistance for October November & December 1797 which Sum is payable
to Heath Asbury his order.
[undecipherable] 40 — [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] 1797
[undecipherable] Current 1692
W Simmons
Accts
Accountants Office
February 18th 1795
I certify that there is due to Josiah Rogers late Private
in Captain John G Lewis Company of the 2nd — and reserve the sum of one
Hundred, ninety one Dollars & forty seven cents, being the balance of
pay due from the date abovementioned to the 4th November 1791 the day he
was returned as killed & further pay from [undecipherable] November of the day he was taken
prisoner by the Indians to the 2nd July 1795 the day he was delivered up from
Captivity by the Indians at Fort Wayne.
No 2. 27 Payrolls — May 3rd 1791
33. 17 ditto 1792
36. — ditto 1793
56 ditto 1794
48. — ditto 1795
24. 96 ditto 1796
$191. 17.
W Simmons
Accts
The Secretary of War —
[undecipherable] 1695
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $191.47 is due to Private Jonah Rogers, late of Captain John Buell's Company of the 2nd Sub Legion, being the balance of his pay from the date of his enlistment to November 4, 1791, the day he was reported as killed, and for his pay from November 4, the day he was taken prisoner by the Indians, to July 2, 1796, the day he was delivered from captivity at Fort Wayne.
Date
02/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798021821155
Page start
106
Note
Account of Jonah Rogers
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain John Buell
2d Sub Legion
Indians
Private Jonah Rogers
accountant
Secretary of War
company
prisoner
Indian captive
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Fort Wayne
Philadelphia
War Office
Indiana
War Office
Notable items
pay
enlistment
killed
Indian captivity

