Certification of payments; account of Lieutenant Campbell Smith
Document 1798Certification that $58.98 is due Lieutenant Campbell Smith of the 4th Regiment, being the balance of the expenses for himself, Major Thomas H. Cushing, Lieutenants Samuel C. Vance and Daniel Bissell and William Simmons, Accountant of the War Department, traveling from Philadelphia to West Point and returning, February 23 to March 14, 1798.
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Accountants Office
March 20. 1798
I certify that there is due to Serjt Donald G. Mitchell of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers the sum of one hundred & five Dollars & eighty eight cents being for the balance of his pay from 1. August and of his subsistence from the 1. September to the 31 December 1797 inclusive.
Pay of the Army 40.
subsiste & forage 65.88
$105.88 in 1797
The Secy of War.
W Simmons
Acct
War 2664
Accountants Office
March 22d 1798
I certify that there is due to Campbell Smith Lieut in the 3d S Regiment the sum of fifty eight Dollars and ninety eight cents being for ration of Expences of himself Major Thomas H Cushing, Lieut Samuel E Coane & Benin Baffell and W Simmons Accountant of the War Department from Philadelphia to the St Louis and returning on Public Business from 22d February to 14 March of subsistence agreably to his account admitted by the Secy of War.
Travl Contl Exp. 58.98
Sec. of War
W Simmons
Acct
War No 2673
Accountants Office
March 22d 1798
I certify that there is due to John McClellan Serjt quarter master in the corps of A & E. the sum of one hundred three Dollars sixty three cents being for pay & rations & subsistence and his subsistence from 1 August to 31 December 1797
W Simmons
Acct
War [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $58.98 is due Lieutenant Campbell Smith of the 4th Regiment, being the balance of the expenses for himself, Major Thomas H. Cushing, Lieutenants Samuel C. Vance and Daniel Bissell and William Simmons, Accountant of the War Department, traveling from Philadelphia to West Point and returning, February 23 to March 14, 1798.
Date
03/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798032221255
Page start
122
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Campbell Smith
4th Regiment
Major Thomas H. Cushing
Lieutenant Samuel C. Vance
Lieutenant Daniel Bissell
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Philadelphia
West Point
New York
Notable items
travel expenses
pay
balance
travel

