Certification of payments; Francis Mentges, Inspector of Troops and Garrisons, for disbursements made for clothing and board of James Underwood, Chickasaw Indian, and his interpreter
Document 1798Certification of payments; $78,000 to Francis Mentges, Inspector of Troops and Garrisons, for disbursements made for clothing and board of James Underwood, Chickasaw Indian, and his interpreter.
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Accountants Office
October 11th 1798.
I Certify that there is due to a company of the 1st Regt of Artillerists & Engineers and a Detachment of Infantry stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Captn Staats Morris the sum of [underline: five hundred forty two Dollars & 14o] being for the pay of himself Lts Samuel T Dyson & Philip Landais & the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of September 1798. which sum is to be transmitted to John Kilty Esqr supervisor Baltimore maryland to be by him paid to Captn Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
W Simmons
Acts Dept War
Artillery.... Drs 414.14
Infantry........ 128.—
[underline: Pay of the Army Drs 542. 14 in 1798]
The Secretary of War
Warrt 3299.
Department of War,
Accountants Office
October 12th 1798.
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits under the command of Captn Edwards miller of the 2 Regt of Infantry, the sum of four hundreds & sixty one Dollars being for the pay of Ensigns Joel Cook & George W Stotts & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of said Detachment for the month of September 1798.
[underline: Drs 461 — Pay of the Army for 98]
W Simmons
Accts Dept War
Wt 3310
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $78,000 to Francis Mentges, Inspector of Troops and Garrisons, for disbursements made for clothing and board of James Underwood, Chickasaw Indian, and his interpreter.
Date
10/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798101021152
Page start
242
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Indians
Chickasaw
James Underwood
interpreter
Francis Mentges
Inspector of Troops and Garrisons
Chickasaw Indian
Notable locations
Philadelphia
accountant's office
Chickasaw Nation
Notable items
disbursements
board
clothing
certificate
expenses


