Certification of payments; account of the State of Virginia
Document 1798Certification that $4306.08 is due the State of Virginia, being for the pay and subsistence of the militia and scouts and for the incidental and contingent expenses in the protection of that State's frontiers during the years 1792 through 1795.
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Accountants Office
March 28th 1798
I certify that there is due to the State of Virginia the Sum of four thousand three hundred and six Dollars eighty Cents, being for the pay & Subsistence of the Militia & Escorts and for the Sundried & Contingent Expences incurred in the protection of the frontiers in the Years 1791. 1793. 1794 & 1795 the amount is payable to John Steele Esquire by order of the executive of said State.
Say pay &c in 1791 $2.571.11
1793 — 200.11
1794 — 244.93
1795 — 400.43
Sundry exps — 890.22
Ds 4306. 8
Wm Simmons
Acctt
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
March 27. 1798
I certify that there is due to a Detachment of the Militia & Surgeon and that of Infantry stationed at Fort Niagara under the command of Major de Ulrich Rivarde the sum of one thousand ninety eight Dollars & twenty five Cents being for pay of Captn James Bruff, for rations, forage of Surgeons mate's horse & Expres and for pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Detachment from 1st december 97 to 28 February 98 inclusive
Ds 333 90 pay for December 1797
637.23 do for Jany & Feby 98
28. 12 rations December 1797
Ds 998. 25
Wm Simmons
Acctt
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $4306.08 is due the State of Virginia, being for the pay and subsistence of the militia and scouts and for the incidental and contingent expenses in the protection of that State's frontiers during the years 1792 through 1795.
Date
03/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798033021055
Page start
128
Note
Payment to Virginia for Scouts and frontier Militia for 1792, 1793, 1794, 1795.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Dawson
militia
scouts
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Virginia
Notable items
pay
incidental expenses
contingent expenses
protection of Virginia frontier
subsistence

