Certification of payments; detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at Bedlows Island under command of Captain John Henry
Document 1798Certification of payments; $683 for pay to detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at Bedlows Island, New York under command of Captain John Henry.
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Pay of the Army 1797 103.33}
Ditto Oct 1793 93.33} 199.16
Substs of Officers 97 57.62}
" " 93 3.30} 15.42
Dollars 262.55
The Sect of War —
No 3339.
Accountants Office
October 29th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Isaac Shafford, late a Pri[vate]
in detacht commanding [?] Detachment of C &C at Oswego the sum of
Forty one Dollars; [35] being for his pay from 1 October 1797 to 15 July 179[8]
the date of his discharge & for sundry articles of Clothing due to him
per certificate of said Lt. Fischer —
W. Simmons
Acct D.W.
Pay of the Army for 97 12...
[ ] Do 98 25.94 37.94
Clothing of the Army . . . . 3.91
Dollars 41.85
The Sect of War }
No 3345.
Accountants Office
October 27th 1798
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the
Regt of Artila & Engs stationed at Bedloes Islands under the com[mand]
of Capt John H[enry] the sum of one hundred eighty three Dollars[;]
being for the pay of the non commissioned officers & privates of the [?]
Detachment for the month of Sept. 1798 including balance of boun[ties]
due fifty nine Recruits — which sum is to be transmitted
to Nichs Fish supt New York, to be by him paid to the
said Capt Henry [who] is to be held accountable for the due
application thereof —
Pay of the Army 315.33
Bounties to [soldiers] 367.75
[ ] 653.0
The Sect of War.
No 3353.
W. Simmons
Acct D.W.
Accountants Office
November 1 1798.
I Certify that there is due to Doctor Livingston
Cochran of the 2d Regt of Artillerists & Engs the sum of Fifty
three Dollars; thirty three Cents being for the balance of his pay from
the 21 June 1795 the date of his acceptance to the 31 October 1798 —
Pay of the Army 53.33
W. Simmons
Acct D.W.
The Secretary of War
No 3357.
Accountants Office
October 31 179[8].
I Certify that there is due to Thomas H Cushing
Major of the 1 Regt of Infantry & Inspector the sum of One hundred
twenty two Dollars [&] [undecipherable] being for his pay, forage & subsistence for
October 179[8] —
W. Simmons
Acct D.W.
Pay 75....
Fora[ge] 20.—
Sub[sistence] [undecipherable] 122.55
No 3356.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $683 for pay to detachment of Artillerists and Engineers at Bedlows Island, New York under command of Captain John Henry.
Date
10/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798102721055
Page start
250
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
artillerists and engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
command
Captain John Henry
soldiers
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
Bedlow's Island
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
balance


