Certification of payments; detachment at Governors Island
Document 1798Certification that $691.75 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Governors Island under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, being the pay , subsistence, and forage of the officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, through June 1798.
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Subsistence from 1 Nov to the 21 June 1795 the day the President approved of that part of the Sentence of the General Court Martial ordering the said Ensign Parmele to be cashiered —
$73.91 Subsistence of Officers W.m Simmons
Acct.
The Sec.y of War
Accountants Office
July 6.th 1795
I Certify that there is due to Frederick Sprigg Assistant Military Store keeper at West Point the sum of ninety Dollars being for his salary from 10 April to 30 June 1795. which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor New York to be by him paid to the said Frederick Sprigg —
Doll.s 90. — W.m Simmons
The Sec.y of War Acot.
Accountants Office
July 6.th 1795
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at Mud Islands Fort under the command of Major Lewis Toussard, the sum of six hundred & eighty four dollars & [undecipherable] being for pay & forage of the Officers, & per pay of the non commissioned Officers & privates of the said detachment for June 1795 for which sum the said Major Toussard is accountable
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which sum is to be transmitted to John Chester supervisor of Connecticut to be by him paid to Major J.H. Buelt who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
W. Simmons
Acct.
Subsistence of Officers 137.38 D.r Cu.
The Sec.y of War
Accountants Office
July 9.th 1798.
I Certify that there is due to James Decker a Private in the [undecipherable] U.S. Reg.t & order to major John H. Buell the sum of thirty six Dollars being for his pay from 1 October 9[undecipherable] to 30 June 95 which sum is to be transmitted to John Chester supervisor of Connecticut to be by him paid to the said major Buell who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Pay of the Army 36. — W. Simmons
The Sec.y of War Acct.
Accountants Office
July 10.th 179[undecipherable]
I Certify that there is due to John Carr of Newport in the state of Rhode Island the sum of one hundred fifty eight dollars admitted & allowed by the Secretary of War being for his attendance in the care of Fort Washington in the said state from 1 January 179[undecipherable] to 31 July [undecipherable] which sum is payable to Thomas Tillinghast in virtue of a Power of [Attorney] from the said John Carr.
W. Simmons
Acct.
[Sy. Capt. M.I. 155.33]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $691.75 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Governors Island under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, being the pay , subsistence, and forage of the officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, through June 1798.
Date
07/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798070921152
Page start
194
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
detachment
corps of artillerists and engineers
Captain Frederick Frye
officers
non commissioned officers
privates
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Governors Island
New York
Notable items
pay
subsistence
forage
pay of the army

