Certification of payments; account of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point
Document 1798Certification that $741.83 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates for May 1798, and the balance of bounty due Jeremiah Bright, a recruit of Lieutenant Horatio Dayton.
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Accountants Office
June 5th 1793
I certify that there is due to Michael Laflanker late a Private in the Corps of Artillerists the sum of thirty two dollars being for his pay from the 1 July 6? to 21 February 1793 the day of his discharge and sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Nan supervisor New York to be by him paid to Lieutt Hamlin D Paytom who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
Jd Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the army 97 29
Lids 4 —
Poll 32 —
The balance due
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Accountants Office
June 27th 1793
I certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists & engineers stationed at West Point the sum of seven hundred & forty one dollars & eighty three Cents being for pay & forage of the commissioned Officers, the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Garrison for the month of May and for the balance of Bounty due to Jeremiah Knight a sum of [undecipherable] dollars & fifteen which sum is to be transmitted to Nicolas Fish by supervisor in New York to be by him paid to Lieutt Nehemiah Freeman, Temporary Pay Master at West Point —
Jd Simmons
Acctt
[Pay of the army] forage 718 13
forage 11 —
Balance of bounty forty 15
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $741.83 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates for May 1798, and the balance of bounty due Jeremiah Bright, a recruit of Lieutenant Horatio Dayton.
Date
06/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798062721155
Page start
188
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Jeremiah Bright
recruit
Lieutenant Horatio Dayton
commissioned officers
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
bounty
balance
pay
forage

