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 12th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Valentine & Samuel Hoffman the sum of Seventy Dollars & be being for sundry implements for Cannon delivered to John Morris military Store keeper on the 24th of July 1793
W Simmons
Acct Wr
[Dr W. S.]
The Secy of War
No 3826
Accountants Office
December 12th 1798
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at Fort Sebastian, N. Ca under the command of Capt James Williams the sum of two hundred Seventy seven Dollars & 78/100 being for the pay of the non commissioned Officers — Privates guard Detachment for the months of September & October 1798
pay of the army Doll 477. 39
W Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
The Secy of War
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

