Certification of payments; detachment at New Brunswick, New Jersey
Document 1798Certification that $628.52 is due a detachment of recruits stationed at New Brunswick New Jersey under the command of Ensign William Boote, being the pay of himself and the non-commissioned officers and privates through June 1798.
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Ensign Boote who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
W. Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army 98. 124 [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War.
Accountants Office
July 9th 1798
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at Governors Island under the command of Capt. Frederick Frye the sum of six hundred & ninety one Dollars & seventy five Cents being for the pay Subsistence & forage of the Officers & the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates to the 30 June 1798 inclusive, which Sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esq. supervisor New York — to be by him paid to the said Capt. Frye who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
W. Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army ... 592. 74
Subsistce of Officers ... 93. 1
Forage &c ......... 6. —
Dollars 691. 75
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
July 9th 1798
I Certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point the sum of six hundred & twenty eight Dollars & [undecipherable], being for the pay & forage of the commissioned Officers, the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Garrison, the retained bounty due to two Recruits, & for amount of Rations due to Lieuts [undecipherable] A. [undecipherable] & Philip Rodrigue to 30 June 1798, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York to be paid by him to Nehemiah Freemans Lieut [undecipherable] Temporary Paymaster at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Amount of pay ... Drs 545. 2
Forage .......... 12. —
Retained bounty ... 16. —
Rations ......... 55. 30
Drs 628. 52
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
July 12 179[8]
I Certify that there is due to Francis Montges Agent for the fortifications on Mud Island Fort the sum of seven hundred & two Dollars [undecipherable] being the balance of his account for payments made to sundry persons for mounting Gun carriages on Mud Islands & furnishing materials for the same between the 15 November 97 & 16 June 98 —
W. Simmons
Acctt
Drs 702 [undecipherable] Fortification of Harbors.
The Secy of War.
Accountants Office
July 12 179[8]
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits [undecipherable] by 1st [undecipherable] stationed at Fort McHenry under his command the sum [undecipherable] two hundred twenty one dollars [undecipherable], being for their pay from the dates of their en[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $628.52 is due a detachment of recruits stationed at New Brunswick New Jersey under the command of Ensign William Boote, being the pay of himself and the non-commissioned officers and privates through June 1798.
Date
07/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798071121252
Page start
198
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
recruits
Ensign William Boote
non commissioned officers
privates
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
accountant
Secretary of War
detachment
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

