Certification of payments; Death of Isaiah Matthews
Document 1798Certification of payments; $18 pay to Private Isaiah Matthews, 4th Sub Legion, killed by the savages on 3 September 1796 to be paid to attorney Lewis B. Morris for Jesse Matthews, father of Isaiah Matthews.
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Accountants Office
December 5. 1798
I Certify that there is due to James Tripplett Lieut. in the 1st Regt. of Artille. & Engrs the sum of One hundred twenty six Dollars & 4/100 being balance due him for his pay & Subsistence to the 30th November 1798 —
Drs 126. 4.
W. Simmons
Acct.
The Sec. of War No. 3319.
Accountants Office
December 11th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Solomon VanRensselaer Captr of Light Dragoons the sum of four hundred &forty Dollars & 52/100 being for his pay Subsistence & Forage from the 1st May to the 30 Novem 1798 —
Pay of the Army.... 280. —,
Subsistence of Officers 104. 52
Forage of d°....... 56. —
Dollars 440. 52
W. Simmons
Acct.!
The Sec. of War No. 3517
Accountants Office
December 12th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Aaron Mathews late a Private in the 4th Sub Legion the sum of eighteen Dollars being for his pay from 1 April 1794 the date to which he was last paid by the Pay master to the 3 September 1795 the date on which he was killed by the Savages per abstract D No. 495. which sum is to be paid to Lewis R. Morris Attorney for Jesse Mathews Father & heir by Law to Sarah Mathews
W. Simmons
Acct.
Pay of the Army 91 .18. —
The Sect. of War No. 3521.
Accountants Office
December 12th 1798
Agreeably to an account admitted by the Secretary of W[ar] there is due to Jean Foncin the sum of Sixty Dollars being for comple[ting] sundry drafts of furnaces for the purpose of heating Shot, & for the dimen[sions] of Iron battering guns for the Harbour of Charleston? &c? —
Drs 60.
W. Simmons
Acct. & W[...]
The Secy. of War — No. 3329
Accountants Office
December 13th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Thomas Edwards, private in the Corps of Arty. & Engrs. — waiter to major Lewis Tousard the sum of Twenty four Dollars being for his pay from the 1 July to which time he w[as] paid at Fort Mifflin to the 30th November 1798 which sum is [pay]able to major Lewis Tousard & order of said Edwards —
Drs 24. —
No. 3525.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $18 pay to Private Isaiah Matthews, 4th Sub Legion, killed by the savages on 3 September 1796 to be paid to attorney Lewis B. Morris for Jesse Matthews, father of Isaiah Matthews.
Date
12/12/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798121221152
Page start
283
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
savages
Indians
legion
Lewis B. Morris
Jesse Matthews
Isaiah Matthews
deceased
attorney
4th Sub Legion
father
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
death
killed by savages
murder


