Certification of payments; account of Charles Watrous, surgeon's mate
Document 1798Certification that $798.15 is due Surgeon's Mate Charles Watrous, being the balance on the relinquishment made by him of his pay in 1794 and for the balance of his pay from January 1796 through December 1797 and for his subsistence from January 1795 to December 1797 and for his forage for the year 1797.
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Accountants Office
April 17. 1798
I certify that there is due to Richard Oliver late a private in Capt. Edward Butler's Company 4 Regt the sum of Ten Dollars & Seventy Cents being for his pay from 21 June 1793 to which time he was paid by the Regimental Paymaster to the 21 August following the day his term of service expires. which is meant a pay to Barney Mann by virtue of a power of attorney from the said Richard Oliver β
W Simmons
Acct
[Pay of the Army Drs 10.70]
[The Secy of Warβ]
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Accountants Office
April 13. 1795
I certify that there is due to Charles Watson, [undecipherable] in the Army of the United States the sum of seven hundred, twenty eight Dollars & fifteen Cents being for balance on the relinquishment made by him of his pay in 1796 for balance his pay from 1 January 96 to 21 December 97 exclusive for his subsistence from 1 January 1793 to 31 December 98, for his forage from 1 January to 31 December 1797, inclusive.
W Simmons
Acct
[Pay of the Army for 97 [undecipherable]
subsistence of officers 97 [undecipherable]
ditto " 97 [undecipherable]
" " 97 [undecipherable]
forage 96 [undecipherable]
" 97 [undecipherable]
[Total] [undecipherable]]
The Secy of War
Warrt 2722
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $798.15 is due Surgeon's Mate Charles Watrous, being the balance on the relinquishment made by him of his pay in 1794 and for the balance of his pay from January 1796 through December 1797 and for his subsistence from January 1795 to December 1797 and for his forage for the year 1797.
Date
04/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798041821055
Page start
143
Note
Account of Charles Watrous.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Surgeon's Mate Charles Watrous
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage
relinquishment
subsistence

