Certification of payments; Corps of artillerists and engineers at West Point
Document 1798Certification that $628.52 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay, subsistence and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, through June 1798.
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Subsistence from O mor 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 Wm Simmons
Acctt
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
July 6th 1798
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 1798. which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor New York to be by him paid to the said Frederick Sprigg—
Dolls 90.— Wm Simmons
The Secy of War Acctt
Accountants Office
July 6th 1798
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 [undecipherable] hundred & eighty four dollars & [undecipherable] being for pay & forage of the Officers, & pay of the non commissioned Officers, [undecipherable] of the said detachment for June 1798 per which sum the said Major Toussard is accountable.
which sum is to be transmitted to John Chester supervisor of Connecticut to be by him paid to Major J H Buell who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Subsistence of Officers Do Cu 137.38 Wm Simmons
Acctt
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
July 9th 1798
I Certify that there is due to James Becker a Private in the [undecipherable] U.S. Regt & [undecipherable] to major John H Buell the sum of thirty six Dollars being for his pay from 1 October 97 to 30 June 98 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.— Wm Simmons
The Secy of War Acctt
Accountants Office
July 10th 1798
I Certify that there is due to John Carr of Newport in the state of Rhode Island the sum of one hundred fifty [undecipherable] 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 1796 to 31 July [undecipherable] which sum is payable to Thomas Tillinghast in virtue of a Power of [undecipherable] from the said John Carr—
Wm Simmons
Acctt
[Js Capt. No 2 155.33]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $628.52 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at West Point, being for the pay, subsistence and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, through June 1798.
Date
07/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798070921352
Page start
194
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
forage

