Certification of payments; Private Townsend's Clothing
Document 1798Certification that it appears from the Certificate of Captain John Heath of the 3rd Regiment of Infantry that sundry articles of clothing were due Allen Townsend, late a private in his Company, at the time of his discharge which at the contract price amounts to $33.36.
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Accountants Office
October 1st 1798.
I Certify that there is due to Thomas H Cushing
Major of the 1st Regiment & Inspector the sum of [underline: One hundred
and twenty one Dollars 64/100] being for his pay, Subsistence &
forage for September 1798.
Pay of the Army 75.
Subsistence Do 26: 64.
Forage ——20 —
Do 121 .. 64
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W.
The Secy of War
No 3263
October 3d 1798
I Certify that it appears by the Certificate of Capt
John Hearth of the 3d Regiment of Infantry that Sundry articles
of Clothing were due to Allen Townsend late a private in
his Company at the time of his discharge which at the contract
price amounts to [underline: Thirty three dollars 36/100]
Clothing of the Army 33 36/100.
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W.
No 3268.
October 3d 1798.
I Certify that there is due to Lewis Prahl, The
sum of [underline: Forty Dollars] being for Making five pattern
Horsemans Swords delivered into the public Stores at Philad.
which amount is payable to Peter Hunt by order of
said Prahl.
Dr 40—
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W.
The Secy of War
No 3267
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that it appears from the Certificate of Captain John Heath of the 3rd Regiment of Infantry that sundry articles of clothing were due Allen Townsend, late a private in his Company, at the time of his discharge which at the contract price amounts to $33.36.
Date
10/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798100321052
Page start
237
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain John Heath
3rd Infantry Regiment
Private Allen Townsend
company
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
certificate
articles of clothing
discharge
contract price


