Certification of payments; account of Francis Mentges
Document 1798Certification that $702.85 is due Francis Mentges, agent for the fortifications at Mud Island Fort, being the balance of payments made to sundry persons for mounting gun carriages on Mud Island and furnishing materials for the same between November 15, 1797 and June 16, 1798.
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bounty due to two Recruits, & for amount of Rations due to Lieuts Feu
A. Drancy & Philip Rodriguez to 30 June 1798, which sum is to be [re]m-
mitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York to be paid by him to
Nehemiah Freemans Lieut & 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. 50
Drs 628. 52
W. Simmons
Acct.
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
July 12 179[undecipherable]
I Certify that there is due to Francis Mentges 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 Island & furnishing materials for the same
between the 15 November 97 & 16 June 98
W. Simmons
Acct.
Drs 702 [undecipherable] Fortification of Harbors.
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
July 12 179[undecipherable]
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 $702.85 is due Francis Mentges, agent for the fortifications at Mud Island Fort, being the balance of payments made to sundry persons for mounting gun carriages on Mud Island and furnishing materials for the same between November 15, 1797 and June 16, 1798.
Date
07/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798071221152
Page start
200
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Francis Mentges
agent for fortifications
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Mud Island Fort
Notable items
payments
balance
mounting gun carriages
materials
pay
materials


