Certification of payments; detachment at Fort Whetstone Point, Baltimore
Document 1798Certification that $359.52 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Whetstone Point under the command of Captain Staats Morris, being the pay of himself, Lieutenants Samuel Dyson and Philip Landais, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for April 1798
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Accountants Office
May 3 1798
I Certify that there is due to Thomas H Cushing
Major 1st Regiment, the sum of three hundred & one dollars & ninety seven Cents being for his pay & forage and balance of Subsistance from 1 January to 30 April 1798 —
Dr 200 — Pay of the Army St Simmons
61. 07 Subsistance of Officers [cht?]
40 — forage of Officers
[strikethrough: P 301. 47]
The Sect of War
—
Accountants Office
May 4 1798
I Certify that there is due a detachment of detail of
Mc Engineers Stationed at Fort Wilkinson and under the command of
Capt Macie Moires the sum of three hundred & fifty nine dollars
& fifty two Cents being for pay of himself, Lieutt Samuel [undecipherable]
& Philip Landers and the non commissioned Officers & Privates
of the said Detachment for April 98 which sum is to be [strikethrough: transmitted to John Whitly in pursuance of Section in the by the] paid to the Said
Capt Moires who is to be held accountable for the due appropriation
for the Same —
Pay of the Army for 98 — Pay 72.
The Sect of War —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $359.52 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Whetstone Point under the command of Captain Staats Morris, being the pay of himself, Lieutenants Samuel Dyson and Philip Landais, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for April 1798
Date
05/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798050821355
Page start
153
Note
Account of Staats Morris and detachment. Portions crossed out.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Staats Morris
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
Lieutenant Philip Landais
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
command
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Baltimore
Maryland
Fort Whetstone Point
Notable items
pay

