Certification of payments; Private Anson Williston, deceased
Document 1798Certification that $27.20 is due the estate of Private Anson Williston, late of Captain Andrew McClary's Company 2nd Regiment, being his pay from October 1, 1795 to April 24, 1796, the day he died, which sum is to go to Cloe Williston, his widow.
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Accountants Office
April 15th 1794
I Certify that there is due to the Estate of Aaron Williston late a private in Capt. Indians McHenrys Company & 2d Regiment deceased the sum of twenty seven Dollars, & twenty Cents being for his pay from the 1 October 1793 to the 28 April 1794 the day he died, which amount is payable to Samuel Lyman by virtue of a power of Attorney from Chloe Williston widow of the deceased.
W Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the living for 1793 12.
Ditto " 1794 13.20
$27.20
The Secy of War.
War 2705
Accountants Office
April 15th 1795
I Certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point the sum of One thousand and seventy two Dollars ninety four Cents being for the pay, subsistence & forage of the commissioned Officers pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates and for balance of Bounties due to sundry Recruits of the said Corps up to 31 March 1795 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor New York to be by him paid to Lieutt McKenna & Freeman I.Q.M. at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Pay for Army 727.42
Subsistence of Officers 244.23
Forage of Cattle 36
Bounties & Stimes [strikethrough: 2] 65. 29
$1071. 94
The Secretary of War
W. Simmons
Seal
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $27.20 is due the estate of Private Anson Williston, late of Captain Andrew McClary's Company 2nd Regiment, being his pay from October 1, 1795 to April 24, 1796, the day he died, which sum is to go to Cloe Williston, his widow.
Date
04/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798041321155
Page start
140
Note
Account of Anson Williston.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Samuel Lyman
widow
Cloe Williston
Private Anson Williston
Captain Andrew McClary
company
2nd Regiment
accountant
Secretary of War
deceased
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
estate
death
pay

