Certification of payments; compensation of John M. Scott
Document 1798Certification that $41.06 is due John M. Scott, late Surgeon of the Army of the United States, for his expenses transporting public money from Philadelphia to the Headquarters of the Army in July 1793.
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gal Dollars & 89c being the balance of pay due on the 4th
november 1794 the sum of [undecipherable] months [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] 1792 which sum is
payable to [undecipherable] Bowman late [undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
£ 3. 33 W Simmons
Acct D.
The Sec of War
Accountants Office
July 20 1798
I Certify that there is due to a company of Artificers &
Engineers Stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Capt Steele [undecipherable]
the sum of four hundred & seven Dollars D being for the pay of Lieut & [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] & Thomas [undecipherable] & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the
Said Company for the months of May & June 1798 —
W Simmons
Acct D.
Pay of army fortg. £ 407. 46
The Sec of War
Accountants Office
July 21 1798
I Certify that there is due to a [undecipherable] in Virginia or
Charleston South Carolina the sum of twelve Dollars for being the amount
of his account of commissions for receiving & paying monies from the Dept of
[undecipherable] in the quarter ending the 30 June 1798 —
W. Simmons
Acct D.
£ r 12. 80
The Sec of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $41.06 is due John M. Scott, late Surgeon of the Army of the United States, for his expenses transporting public money from Philadelphia to the Headquarters of the Army in July 1793.
Date
07/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798072021252
Page start
204
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John M. Scott
army surgeon
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Headquarters of Army
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
expenses
transporting money

