Certification of payments; detachment of recruits at Staunton, Virginia under Captain Alex Gibson
Document 1798Certification of payments; $378.11 to detachment of recruits at Staunton, Virginia under Captain Alexander Gibson, for pay.
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1st or for his subsistence for said, records which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor at New York to be by him paid to the said Ensign Sivils who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
W. Simmons
Acct. DeptWar.
Pay of an Ensy 17y .50
Subsistce doffice 12.60
Rations 18y.10
The Secretary of War.
No 209
Accountants Office
December 2. 1798
I certify that there is due to Watkins & Watkins late a Musician at West Island Fort the sum of ten dollars every per halfpay for the months of March & April 1795 after which time his pay commenced on board the Frigate as I, having been transfered by order of the Secretary of War which sum is payable to Charles Wanworth [undecipherable: formerly] and Watkins.
W. Simmons
Acct.
Pay of the Army .10
The Secretary of War No 3305
Accountants Office
December 2. 1798
I certify that it appears by the musterrolls of Captn Samuel Hamner of the 2 Regt of Infantry that sundry articles of Clothing were due to Frances Slaughter late a Sergeant in a Detachment of said
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $378.11 to detachment of recruits at Staunton, Virginia under Captain Alexander Gibson, for pay.
Date
12/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798120321052
Page start
277
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond Virginia
accountant
detachment
Captain Alexander Gibson
recruits
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Staunton
Virginia
Richmond
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

