Certification of payments; detachment at West Point
Document 1798Certification that $725.61 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for February 1798.
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Accountant's Office
March 25. 1795
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the Troops of the U. Stationed at West Point the sum of seven hundred ninety four Dollars ninety one Cents being for pay & forage of the Commissioned Officers & the Pay of the Non Commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of February 1795 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Paymaster by March 1st that the said w. ho as to & is all accountable for the due application of the same
Pd 19. 64 Pay of the Army
30 — Subsist Officers &a
$793. 01
W Simmons
Acct
The Secy of War
Accountant's Office
March 23. 1795
I Certify that there is due to Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Sub Paymaster at that Post the sum of four hundred eighty nine Dollars & seven Cents being for re pay & forage as Pay master from 19 June 1795 to this date on his appointment to the 31 December 95 inclusive to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to the said Lieut N. Freeman
W Simmons
$285. 67 — 93
180 — 90 Pay of the Army
180 — 772
30 — 46
39. 40 — 90 — Subsistence & Forage
— 73
$489 07 — 97
The Secy of War
Wart No 619
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $725.61 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for February 1798.
Date
03/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798032321255
Page start
125
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage

