Certification of payments; Francis Mentges, agent of fortifications, for disbursements made, Mud Island Fort
Document 1798Certification of payments; $325.98 to Francis Mentges, agent of fortifications, for disbursements made at Mud Island Fort, for iron work and sundry gun carriages, movement of sea coast carriages, oil for gun carriages and freight of cannon.
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Accountants Office
December 22d 1798
I Certify that there is due to John Stot [undecipherable: fourteen] the sum of his Letters being the reward allowed for apprehending & delivering at fort Mifflin agreeably to the requests of Lt Theodore Meminger of the U. States to McIntosh and four deserters from said Fort.
$40.00
W. Simmons
Audt [undecipherable: Off]
The Secy of War No 3550
Accountants Office
December 22d 1798
I Certify that there is due to John McBuels Major of the 3d Regt of Infantry the Sum of your hundred five Dollars & fifty five Cents being for his pay Subsistance &forage from 1 July to 30 November 1798 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to John G Bishop for at Alburyquin Connectt to be by him paid to the said Major Buels
W. Simmons
Audt
pay of the Army $80 —
Subsist of officers 45. 5/9
Forage " 50 —
$175. 05 5/9
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3555
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $325.98 to Francis Mentges, agent of fortifications, for disbursements made at Mud Island Fort, for iron work and sundry gun carriages, movement of sea coast carriages, oil for gun carriages and freight of cannon.
Date
12/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798122021053
Page start
294
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Francis Mentges
agent fortifications
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
disbursements
iron work
gun carriages, movement of sea coast carriages
oil for gun carriages
freight of cannon

