Certification of payments; compensation of detachment at Governors Island, New York
Document 1798Certification that $622.23 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Governors Island, New York under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, being for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates through July 1798.
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Accountants Office
July 25. 1798
I certify that there is due to Nanning S Lescher 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 & Zachariah Wain per order
W. Simmons
Acct &c
Subsistence of Officers for 97.. 86.24
" " " " 98 135.14
Dollars 221.38
The Sec.t of War
Accountants Office
August 6.th 1798
I certify that there is due to a Detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at Governors Island under the command of Capt.t 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.t Frye who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same
Peter Hagner
P.C.O.
Pay of the army 569.7
Subsistence of Officers 47.26
Forage do.... 6.—
D.rs 622.33
The Sec.y of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $622.23 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Governors Island, New York under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, being for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates through July 1798.
Date
08/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798080621152
Page start
214
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Captain Frederick Frye
officers
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York
Notable locations
Governors Island
New York
Accountants Office

