Certification of payments; Private James Bennet, Deceased
Document 1798Certification that $6.96 is due James Bennet, late a private in Captain George Ingersoll's Company in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay from 1 November to 25 December 1797, the day of his death, which sum is to be paid to his widow, Mary Bennet.
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Accountants Office
Boston August 15 1799
I certify that there is due to a detachment of
patients at german Stations at Fort to Levy under the command of
Capt. Stevt Morris the sum of One, hundred dollars being for balance
of their pay for the months of may 1797 a sum now is to be transmitted to
John Killy a pursuer Baltimore, to be by him paid to the said Capt.
Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof
Pay & Accountings [undecipherable] W. Simmons
Acct
The Secretary of War
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Accountants Office
Boston Augt [undecipherable]
I certify that from letter of the Comptroller dated
Inst., covering a receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for
Savannah in Georgia dated July 1 1799 said Habersham has applied to
the Incidental contingent expences of the War Department the sum of one
dollars — for which he has deducted out of monies arising out of import as
for which he is accountable, in pursuance of an assent to be approved by
by the direction given to which said receipts to the amount agreeably
communication —
Peter Hagner
Sevil's Civil expence
[undecipherable] 2 dols 18
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $6.96 is due James Bennet, late a private in Captain George Ingersoll's Company in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay from 1 November to 25 December 1797, the day of his death, which sum is to be paid to his widow, Mary Bennet.
Date
08/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798081321152
Page start
221
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
Private James Bennett
Captain George Ingersoll
company
artillerists and engineers
deceased
widow
Mary Bennett
wife
accountant
principal clerk
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
death
pay

