Certification of payments; Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, commanding at Fort Mifflin, certificate due Andrew Hillin, for apprehending deserter William Burnes
Document 1798Certification of payments; Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, commanding at Fort Mifflin, $10 due Andrew Hillin, for apprehending deserter William Burnes.
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Accountants Office
November 13 1798
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] now doing duty under the command of Capt [undecipherable: probable reading Elias] [undecipherable] the Sum of four hundred forty one Dollars being for the pay of [undecipherable] field [undecipherable] Sergts of [undecipherable], the non com[m]issioned Officers & Privates of this [undecipherable: probable reading Detachment] for October 1798—
W. Simmons
Act A W
Any of the Army for 1793 Money
for the [undecipherable] of War.
N° 2406
Accountants Office
Nov 13 1798
I certify that there is due to a Detachment of the [undecipherable] Artg stationed at Governors Island under the command of Capt Frederick [undecipherable] the Sum of one hundred & thirty seven Dollars being for the pay of himself, [undecipherable] Lt John [undecipherable] & Williams [undecipherable], Sergt [undecipherable] Samuel [undecipherable] including forage for the pay of the non com[m]issioned [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] Detachment for the month of October 1798, as soon as to be transmitted to Nicholas [undecipherable] [undecipherable] at New [undecipherable] to be by him paid to the said Capt [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the due appropriation thereof.
W. Simmons
Act A W
In [undecipherable] part only of [undecipherable] —
[undecipherable] of [undecipherable]
N° 2400
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg, commanding at Fort Mifflin, $10 due Andrew Hillin, for apprehending deserter William Burnes.
Date
11/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798111321752
Page start
261
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Henry Muhlenberg
Andrew Hillin
deserter William Burnes
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Fort Mifflin
Notable items
apprehending deserter
pay
desertion

