Certification of payments; expenses in pursuing deserters
Document 1798Certification that $10.77 is due Lieutenant Theodore Meminger of the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, being the expense of John E. Morrison and two men pursuing John Doyle and John M. Donnel, deserters from the detachment at Mud Island Fort.
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Accountant's Office
Septr 3d 1798.
I Certify that there is due to John [undecipherable] coxswain & the crew of the Public Barge employed at Mud Island Fort the sum of Sixty four Dollars being for his & their pay for August 1798 which sum is paid to Lt Theodore Memminger per order —
incidl & Contl expenses
# 7 ... Dr 64. —
W. Simmons
Acctt
The Sect of War:
Wt 3179.
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Accountant's Office
Trenton September 3[d]
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Art[illery] & Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under the command of Maj[or] Lewes toward the sum of six hundred & thirteen Dollars & 96/100 being [for] the pay & forage of the Commissioned Officers & the pay of the non-commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Detachment for the month of August 1798 which sum is to be paid to Lieutt Theodore Memminger who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
Pay of the Army for 1798 .... 607.96
Forage of Officers .............. 6. —
Dollars 613.96
W. Simmons
Acctt
The Sect of War —
Wt 5131.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $10.77 is due Lieutenant Theodore Meminger of the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, being the expense of John E. Morrison and two men pursuing John Doyle and John M. Donnel, deserters from the detachment at Mud Island Fort.
Date
09/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798090321055
Page start
227
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John E. Morrison
Lieutenant Theodore Meminger
2nd Regiment
Artillerists and Engineers
detachment
deserters
accountant
Secretary of War
John Doyle
John M. Donnel
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Mud Island Fort
Notable items
pay
pursuing deserters
desertion
expenses


