Certification of payments; James McHenry for expenses incurred in a journey to Mount Vernon to the present commander in chief on business related to his commission.
Document 1798Certification of payments; $95.90 due to Secretary of War James McHenry for expenses incurred for the month of July 1798 in a journey to Mount Vernon Virginia to the present commander in chief on business related to his commission.
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Accountants Office
December 14th 1793.
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits Stationed at Portland under the command of Captn Amos Stoddard the sum of three hundred nineteen Dollars & 94 being for the pay of himself from 24 of 1793 the date of his acceptance to the 30 September 1793 for the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of said Detachment from the date of their Inlistment to the 30 September 1798 —
Pay of the Army Drs 319.94
Incd Exs of War, No 3538
Accountants Office
December 14th 1/
I Certify that there is due to James Scanlan Sergt on the 4th Pay of Arty & Engrs the sum of three hundred and sixty one Dollars & 33 being for his pay & Subsistance from the it [undecipherable] the date of his acceptance to the 30 Novr 93 inclusive which sum is to be pd to Lt William Matthews pr order of the said James Scanlan —
Pay Drs 295 —
Subsistance 106.33
Drs 361.33
W Simmons
Acct
Incd Exs of War
No 3539
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $95.90 due to Secretary of War James McHenry for expenses incurred for the month of July 1798 in a journey to Mount Vernon Virginia to the present commander in chief on business related to his commission.
Date
12/13/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798121321152
Page start
286
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
George Washington
commander in chief
John Adams
Secretary of War
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Mount Vernon
War Office
Philadelphia
Virginia
Notable items
expenses
commission
business
pay
journey

