Certification of payments; detachment at Fort Wolcott
Document 1798Certification that $728.47 is due Captain Joseph Elliott and the detachment under his command at Fort Wolcott on Rhode Island, being his and their pay for January through April 1798, and the pay of Lieutenant James Rand for January and February 1798.
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Accountants Office
May 22d 1798
I Certify that there is due to Robert Clarke late a Pri[vate]
in Captrs Herseys Company 1 SubLegion the sum of twenty four Dolla[rs]
being for his pay from 1 Augt 1793 to the 31 March 1794, for which peri[od]
he was returned as an absentee by Daniel Britt P Mr to the 1 SubLegion
Dr 24. – Pay of the Army W Simmons
The Secry of War Acctt
Accountants Office
May 22d 1798
I Certify that there is due to George McGee late a Pri[vate]
in Captrs S. Guions Company of the 3d Regt the sum of sixteen Dollars
being for his pay from 1 January to 30 April 1795 the day his term
of service expired per abstract D No 968 –
Dr 16. – Pay of the Army W Simmons
The Secry of War – Acctt
Accountants Office
May 23d 179[undecipherable]
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the Corps of [Art?]
stationed at Fort Wolcott on Rhode Island under the command of Cap[tain]
Joseph Elliott the sum of seven hundred twenty eight dollars [undecipherable] being
for pay of himself and the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Detachment for January February March & April 1798 and
the pay of Lieutt James Rand for January & February 1795, which
sum is to be transmitted to John Dexter Supervisor a[t] Provid[ence]
and to be by him paid to the said Captrs Elliott who is to be
held accountable for the due application of the same –
Drs 728 [undecipherable] Pay of the Army 1795. W Simmons
The Secry of War Acctt
Accountants Office
May 25 1798
I Certify that there is due to Major Thomas H Cushing
of the 1st United States Regiment the sum of Three hundred & forty
Six dollars & ninety Cents. being for his pay subsistence & Forage
as Inspector from 4 March 1797. the date of his appointment to
the 30 April 1798. Conformably to the acts of Congress of the 3 March
1797 and 22 May 1798 –
Pay of the Army for 98 ... 100 – W Simmons
Subsistence for 1797 ... 77.35 Acctt
Do for 1798 ... 30.49
107.87
Forage for 1797 99.3
Do for 1798 40 –
139. 3
Drs – 346.90
The Secry of War –
Description
Certification that $728.47 is due Captain Joseph Elliott and the detachment under his command at Fort Wolcott on Rhode Island, being his and their pay for January through April 1798, and the pay of Lieutenant James Rand for January and February 1798.
Date
05/23/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798052321055
Page start
166
Note
Account of Joseph Elliot and detachment..
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain Joseph Elliott
detachment
command
Lieutenant James Rand
accountant
Secretary of War
John Dexter
supervisor Providence
Notable locations
Fort Wolcot
Fort Wolcott
Rhode Island
Providence
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay


