Certification of payments; detachment at Governors Island
Document 1798Certification that $357.01 is due Captain Frederick Frye, Lieutenant William Wilson, Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn (including forage), and the detachment under the command of Captain Frye at Governors Island, being his and their pay for March 1798.
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Accountants Office
April 8th 1798
I Certify, that there is due to a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers Stationed at Governors Islands under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, the sum of three hundred and fifty seven Dollars and and that being for pay and subsistence of himself, Smith William Wilson Surgeon Mate Samuel Osborne, including forage and for pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Detachment per March 1798 — which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York & tobe by him paid to the said Captain Frye who is to be accountable also for the due application of the same —
Wm Simmons
Acctr
Pay of the Army 303.75
Subsistance of Officers 49.26
Forage of Officers 4. —
$357.1
The Secy of Wm?
Accountants Office
April 8th 1797
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits stationed at Ellis Island, under the command of Lieut David Hale, the sum of One hundred and twenty five Dollars and new cents, being for his and their Pay for March 1797 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York tobe by him paid to the said Lieut Hale who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
Pay in Army for 93 [undecipherable]
Thomas Man
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $357.01 is due Captain Frederick Frye, Lieutenant William Wilson, Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn (including forage), and the detachment under the command of Captain Frye at Governors Island, being his and their pay for March 1798.
Date
04/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798040421155
Page start
131
Note
Account of Frederick Frye and detachments.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York
detachment
artillerists and engineers
Captain Frederick Frye
accountant
Secretary of War
command
Lieutenant William Wilson
Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn
non commissioned officers
officers
privates
Notable locations
Governors Island
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage

