Certification of payments; detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, New York
Document 1798Certification of payments; $709 for the detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point for pay and forage.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
October 16th 1795
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the [Co]rp[s]
of Artillerists & Engineers, stationed at West Point the sum of seven hundre[d and]
nine Dollars & [20/100,] being for the pay & forage of the commissd Officers &the
pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of September [17]9[5]
& for retained bounty due four recruits. which sum is to be transmitted to
Nicholas Fish supervisor New York, to be by him paid to Lt. nchs Fru[—]
Tempy Pay master at West Point who is to be held accountable for the
application of the same.
W. Simmons
Acct, D.W.
Pay of the Army ... 663. 20
Forage of Officers ... 18. —
Bounty to Soldiers 28. —
Dollrs 709. 20
The Secy of War
N° 3334.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $709 for the detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point for pay and forage.
Date
10/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798101821052
Page start
248
Notable persons
Secretary of War
artillerists and engineers
accountant
detachment
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster
officers
soldiers
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage
bounty


