Certification of payments; account of Lieutenant George Ross
Document 1798Certification that $18.50 is due Lieutenant George Ross, being the amount of his expenses for stage hire and passage paid by him from Philadelphia to New York and West Point and back to Philadelphia.
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Accountants Office
March 17th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Uriah Forrest Contractor at Baltimore the sum of three hundred & sixty eight Cents for his compensation as admitted by the Secretary of War from July to 31 December 1797 which amount is to be transmitted to John Kilty Supervisor Baltimore to be paid to the said Forrest.
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Delagy.
Amt 363
The Secy of War
Wart 2041
Accountants Office
March 17th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Timothy Mitchell Captain in the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of One hundred & forty nine Dollars & fifty Cents for money expended in furnishing an escort from Philadelphia to [undecipherable: Schuck's] returns to Pittsburgh as admitted by the Secy of War.
Wm Simmons
Acctt
$ 149.50
the Secy of War
Accountants Office
March 19th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Saml Hodge 1 Depy eighteen Dolls 93/100, being the amount of his account of Stage hire & Expences paid by him from Philadelphia to New York, to West Point & back to Philadelphia as admitted by the Secy of War.
Wm Simmons
Acctt
[undecipherable]
The Secy of War
Wart 2063
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $18.50 is due Lieutenant George Ross, being the amount of his expenses for stage hire and passage paid by him from Philadelphia to New York and West Point and back to Philadelphia.
Date
03/17/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798031721352
Page start
120
Note
Account of George Ross.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant George Ross
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
West Point
Accountants Office
Notable items
travel
stage hire
expenses
passage
pay

