Certification of payments; detachment at Mud Island Fort
Document 1798Certification that $966.58 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Mud Island Fort, being the pay and forage of Major Lewis Tousard, commanding, and the pay of Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch (including forage), and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for March and April 1798.
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Accountants Office
May 17 1793
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under the command of Major [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the sum of nine hundred & sixty six dollars & 33 being for pay & forage of himself, [undecipherable] of South Henry & Muhlenberg, Pay & forage of Surgeons mate John A. Lynch, Pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said detachment for March and April 1793 and for balance of bounty due to Thomas Edwards a Private in the said detachment which sum is payable to the said Major [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Pay of the Army 931. 8
Forage of Officers 32 – } 1793
Bounties to Soldiers 3 .50 93
For 966. 33
The Secy of War
[signed] W. Simmons
Clk &c.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $966.58 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Mud Island Fort, being the pay and forage of Major Lewis Tousard, commanding, and the pay of Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch (including forage), and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for March and April 1798.
Date
05/17/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798051721052
Page start
160
Note
Account of Louis Tousard and detachment..
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch
accountant
Secretary of War
non commissioned officers
privates
Major Lewis Tousard
Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Mud Island Fort
Notable items
pay
forage

