Certification of payments; detachments at Fort Niagara, New York
Document 1798Certification that $313.54 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers and a detachment of Infantry, both stationed at Niagara under the command of Major John J. U. Rivardi, being the pay of Captain James Bruff, Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.
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Accountants Office
September 17th 1798
I Certify that there is due to a detachment of Recruits stationed at Staunton under the command of Captn A. [undecipherable: probable reading Pilon] being the sum of Six hundred & Ninety nine dollars 89/100 being for his, and their pay from [undecipherable] to the 31st July 1798 —.
Pay of the Army for 1798 - 699 89/100 - Wm Simmons
Acct D: W.
The Secy of War No: 3237.
September 19th 1798.
I Certify that there is due to two detachments of Troops (the 1st of A & E, & the other of Infantry) stationed at Niagara under the command of Major John J. M. Rivardi the sum of Three hundred & Thirteen Dollars 64/100 being for the pay of Capt James Bruff, Surgeons mate John G. Coffin, and the Non Commissioned officers & privates of said Detachment for the month of August 1798 —
Pay of the Army 307: 54 Wm Simmons
Forage 6 — Acct C. W.
Ds 313: 54
The Secy of War No: 3327.
September 2d 1798
I Certify that there is due to John Scott late a private in the A & C stationed at Oswego, under the command of Lieut Nanning J. Visscher the sum of Ten dollars 50/100 being for his pay from 1 July to the 9th September 1798 the [undecipherable] on which his term of Service expired—
Pay of the Army 1798 - 10 50/100 Wm Simmons
Acct C. W.
The Secy of War No: 3252
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $313.54 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers and a detachment of Infantry, both stationed at Niagara under the command of Major John J. U. Rivardi, being the pay of Captain James Bruff, Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin, and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for August 1798.
Date
09/19/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798091921052
Page start
234
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
artillerists and engineers
infantry
command
Major John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Captain James Bruff
Surgeon's Mate John G. Coffin
non commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Niagara
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay


