Certification of payments; detachment at Fort McHenry, Baltimore Maryland
Document 1798Certification that $221.52 is due a detachment of recruits under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Dyson at Fort McHenry, being their pay from the dates of their enlistment through June 1798.
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bounty due to two Recruits, & for amount of Rations due to Lieuts [undecipherable]
A. [undecipherable: Cransy?] & Philip Rodrigue to 30 June 1798, which sum is to be tran-
smitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at new Yorke to be paid by him to
Nehemiah Freeman 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. 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 Montges Agent for the
fortifications on Mud Island Fort the sum of seven hundred & two Dollar[s] [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 [undecipherable] Samuel [undecipherable] stationed at Fort McHenry under his command the sum [of]
two hundred twenty one dollars [undecipherable] being for their pay from the dates of their [undecipherable]
up to 30 June 98 which sum is to be transmitted to John Kilty supervisor
Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Lieutent Samuel J Dyson who is to
be held accountable for the due application of the same.
Drs 221. 52
W. Simmons
Acct.
The Secy of War.
Accountants Office
July 13 1798
I Certify that there is due to Lieut Philip Rodrigue
the sum of thirty four dollars being for bounty paid & premium allowed for
enlisting 2 Recruits which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supe-
visor at New York to be by him paid to the said Philip Rodrigue.
Bounties to [undecipherable: Soldiers?] 30. —
Expenses of Recruiting — 4. —
Dollrs 34. —
W. Simmons
Accountt
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
July 13 179[undecipherable]
I Certify that there is due to George Fleming Ordnance
& military Storekeeper at West Point the sum of one hundred & sixty two
Dollars & [undecipherable] being for his salary from 1 April to 30 June 1798, inclusive
which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor, New York
to be by him paid to the said George Fleming.
[undecipherable] 162. 50
W. Simmons
Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $221.52 is due a detachment of recruits under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Dyson at Fort McHenry, being their pay from the dates of their enlistment through June 1798.
Date
07/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798071221252
Page start
200
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
recruits
command
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Maryland
Notable items
pay
enlistment


