Certification of payments; detachments at Fort Oswego, New York
Document 1798Certification that $721.99 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers and a detachment of Infantry, both at Fort Oswego under the command of Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer, being his and their pay though June 1798.
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Accountants Office
July 24, 1798
I certify that there is due to the Troops stationed at Fort Norfolk in Virginia under the command of Capt Richard Blackburn the sum of fourteen hundred & sixty two Dollars & 69/100 being for the pay of himself & his Company including forage of surgeons mate William Barnwell & the pay of the Detachment of Lieutt Claiborne to the 30 June 1798 and also for [undecipherable] Bounties due the Recruits enlisted by the said Lieutt Claiborne which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington supervisor Richmond to be paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof
W. Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army 1192.69
Forage of Officers 6.—
Bounties to [Soldiers?] 264.—
Dollars 1462.69
The Sect of War
Accountants Office
July 24, 1798
I certify that there is due to two Detachments the one of Artillerists & Engineers & the other of Infantry stationed at Fort Oswego under the command of Lieutt Nanning [J] Vescher the sum of seven hundred & twenty Dollars & 99/100 being for his & their pay to 30 June 98 inclusive for the due application of which the said Lieutt Vescher to be held accountable —
Pay of the army for 9[undecipherable] 721.99
W. Simmons
Acctt
Accountants Office
July 25, 1798
I certify that there is due to Nanning J Vescher Lieutenant United States Regiment the sum of two hundred twenty one Dollars & 38/100 being for his subsistence from 1 August 97 to 30 June 1798 which sum is payable to Joseph & Richard Wain per order
W. Simmons
Acctt
Subsistence of Officers for 97 86.24
" " " " 98 135.14
Dollars 221.38
The Sect of War
Accountants Office
August 6th 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 & twenty two Dollars & 33/100 being for the pay subsistence & forage of the Officers & pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates to the 31 July 98 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish 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
Peter Hagner
Pr. Clerk
Pay of the army 569.7
Subsistence of Officers 47.26
Forage do 6.—
Do 622.33
The Sect of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $721.99 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers and a detachment of Infantry, both at Fort Oswego under the command of Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer, being his and their pay though June 1798.
Date
07/24/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798072421452
Page start
212
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
artillerists and engineers
infantry
command
Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer
accountant
Secretary of War
detachment
Notable locations
Fort Oswego
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay


