Certification of payments; pay of Recruits at New York
Document 1798Certification that that $290.29 is due a detachment of recruits enlisted by Captain John Henry of the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers and stationed at New York under his command, being the pay of the recruits from their dates of enlistment through August 1798.
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Accountants Office
September 7th 1798
I Certify that there is due to two detachments of Troops stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Captn Staats Morris the sum of Five hundred, and thirty five dollars 27/100 being for the pay of himself Lieut P. Landais & Samuel T. Cuysor & the non Commissioned officers, and privates of the said detachment for the month of August 1798. which Sum is to be transmitted to John Kilty Supervisor Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Captn Morris.
Pay of the Army Drs 535 27/100
The Secy of War —
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W.
[No 3205.]
September 8th 1798
I Certify that there is due to the following men of the Corps of A & E. commanded by Captn Staats Morris the Sums annexed to their names respectively the same having been refunded by Mr Gosnipe and charged to them on settlement of his account — to
Luke Cragcroft Corporal . . . . 12 Dollars
John McDonald private . . . . 8 "
Daniel Rowton . . . do . . . . 8 "
Wm R[undecipherable]pple . . . . do . . . . 4 32.
amounting in the whole to [underline: Thirty two Dollars], which Sum is to be transmitted to John Kilty Supervisor at Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Captn Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application of the Same.
Pay of the Army fo 97—
Drs 32 =
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W.
The Secy of War
[No 3204.]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that that $290.29 is due a detachment of recruits enlisted by Captain John Henry of the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers and stationed at New York under his command, being the pay of the recruits from their dates of enlistment through August 1798.
Date
09/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798090621155
Page start
229
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
detachment
recruits
Captain John Henry
2nd Regiment
Artillerists and Engineers
command
recruits
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
enlistment


