Certification of payments; compensation of Lieutenant Thomas Underwood
Document 1798Certification that $195.90 is due Lieutenant Thomas Underwood of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being for his pay and subsistence for April through August 1798.
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Accountant's Office
September 8th 1798.
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of the 1st Regiment of At & E stationed at West Point the sum of [underline: Seven hundred fifty Six dollars & 99/100] being for Pay and forage of the Commissioned Officers, and the pay of the non Commissioned Officers & privates for the month of August 1798, and for retained bounty due from recruits: which Sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to Nehemiah Freeman Tempy Pay Master at West Point who is to be held accountable for the due application of the Same.
Pay of the Army 1798 — 698. 99
Forage of Officers . . . . 18 —
Bounties to Soldiers . . . 40 —
756: 99.
The Secy of War.
Wt 3206.
September 10th 1798.
I Certify that there is due to Thomas Underwood Lieute of the Corps of At & E the sum of [underline: One hundred ninety five dollars 90/100] being for his pay, and Subsistence from 1st April to 31st August 1798: which Sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor Richmond Virginia to be by him paid to the said Lieute Underwood.
Pay of the Army 90— 150
Subsistence . . . . 45. 90
Do 195. 90
The Secy of War.
Wt 3216.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $195.90 is due Lieutenant Thomas Underwood of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being for his pay and subsistence for April through August 1798.
Date
09/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798091021255
Page start
231
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Thomas Underwood
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond
Notable locations
Richmond
Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence


