Certification of payments; detachment at Fort McHenry, Baltimore
Document 1798Certification that $535.27 is due a detachment of troops at Fort McHenry under the command of Captain Staats Morris, being the pay of himself, Lieutenants Philip Landais and Samuel T. Dyson, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.
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Accountants Office
September 8th 1798
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the 1st Regiment of [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] stationed at West Point for Pay Seven hundred fifty six dollars & 22/100 being for Pay and forage of the Commanding Officer, and the pay of [undecipherable] non Commissioned officers & privates for the month of March 1799, and for rations twenty five [undecipherable] and which Sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Pay Master at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application of the same —
W. Simmons
Acct. C[undecipherable] W[undecipherable]
Pay of the Army 1791 — 690.99
Forage of Officers — [undecipherable]
Bounty & [undecipherable] — 60 —
756.99
The Secy of War
No 3206
September 10th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Thomas Henderson a Lieutenant of the Corps of [undecipherable] to the Sum of One hundred ninety five dollars [undecipherable] being for his pay and Subsistence from 1 April to 31st August 1798 which Sum is to be transmitted to Edward [undecipherable] Superintendent [undecipherable] [undecipherable] required to be by him paid to the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Henderson —
W. Simmons
Acct. C[undecipherable] W[undecipherable]
Pay of the Army [undecipherable] — 150
Subsistence — 45.90
[undecipherable] 195.90
The Secy of War
No 3216
September [undecipherable] 179[undecipherable]
I Certify that there is due [undecipherable] [undecipherable] detachment of the [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Regt the sum of ninety four dollars for the pay [undecipherable] per [undecipherable] only 1 August [undecipherable] his subsistence for [undecipherable] from 5 July 1794 [undecipherable] —
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Pay of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] — [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] — [undecipherable]
No 3208
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $535.27 is due a detachment of troops at Fort McHenry under the command of Captain Staats Morris, being the pay of himself, Lieutenants Philip Landais and Samuel T. Dyson, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.
Date
09/07/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798090721255
Page start
230
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
detachment
troops
command
Captain Staats Morris
Lieutenant Philip Landais
Lieutenant Samuel T. Dyson
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

