Compensation of detachment at Mud Island Fort
Document 1798Certification that $613.96 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at Mud Island Fort under the command of Major Lewis Tousard, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.
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[Accountants Office]
September 5th 1795
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of Recruits station'd at Gouverneurs under the command of Ensign Wm Borts the Sum of One hundred & fifty three dollars being for his and their pay for the month of August 1795 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor of New York to be by him paid to the said Borts who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army
1795 — Do 163.
[The Secy of War] No 3103 Accountant W.D.
September 5th 1795
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of Artificiers & Engineers stationed at Governors Island under the command of Capt. Frederick Frye the sum of [undecipherable] hundred & forty seven dollars & [undecipherable] being for the pay of himself, Lieutt John McClellan, & Wm Wilkison, Surgeons mate Samuel Cabanes publishing forage; and for the pay of the non Commissioned officers and privates of the same detachment to August 1795 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor [New York] to be by him paid to the Said Captn Frye who is to be held accountable for the due application of the Same.
Pay of Army 641.96
Forage — 6 —
Do 647.96
[The Secy of War] No 3191 Accountant No 2
September 6th 1795
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of Recruits under the Capt John Kenny of the 2d Regt Infy Stationed at New York under his command the sum of two hundred & ninety Dollars & [undecipherable] being for the pay of the said Detachment from the date of their Statements to the 31st August 1795 which Sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor of New York to be by him paid to the Said Captn Kenny who is to be held accountable for the due application of the Same.
Pay of the Army
Do 290 [undecipherable] [The Secy of War] No 3196 Wm Simmons
Accountant W D
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $613.96 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at Mud Island Fort under the command of Major Lewis Tousard, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.
Date
09/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798090321255
Page start
228
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Theodore Meminger
detachment
Artillerists and Engineers
command
Major Lewis Tousard
commissioned officers
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Mud Island Fort
Notable items
pay
forage

