Certification of payments; Private Colton, deceased
Document 1798Certification that $12.97 is due the estate of Private Joseph Colton of Captain Daniel Bradley's Company of the 3rd Sub Legion, being his pay from April 1 to August 10, 1794, the day he was killed, which sum goes to William Colton, his father.
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Accountants Office
May 26th 1793
I certify that there is due to two Detachments, the one of Artillerists & Engineers and the other of Infantry Both stationed at Fort Oswego under the command of Lieut. Manning & Fischer the sum of One thousand & eighty two Dollars & 44/100 being for no & their pay from 1 Septem 1797 to 28 February 1793 inclusive, for the due application of which the said Fischer to be accountable.
W Simmons
Acctr
Pay of this army for 1797 812.24
Ditto 91 270—
1082.44
[undecipherable] Sect of War
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Accountants Office
May 29 1793
I certify that there is due to Joseph Colton a Private in Capt Samuel Beardsley's Company of the 3d Sublegion the sum of twelve Dollars the being for his pay from the 1st April to the 10 August 1794 the day he was killed which sum is payable to Jehumill Lyman, for order of the [undecipherable] Father & next at law to the said Joseph Colton
Pay Lieut. May 12 [undecipherable]
W Simmons
Acctr
[undecipherable] Sect of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $12.97 is due the estate of Private Joseph Colton of Captain Daniel Bradley's Company of the 3rd Sub Legion, being his pay from April 1 to August 10, 1794, the day he was killed, which sum goes to William Colton, his father.
Date
05/29/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798052921055
Page start
170
Note
Account of Joseph Colton.
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Samuel Lyman
Private Joseph Colton
Captain Daniel Bradley
company
3rd Sub Legion
William Colton
deceased
accountant
Secretary of War
father
heir at law
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
killed
estate

