Certification of payments; troops stationed at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris
Document 1799Certification of payments; $626 to troops stationed at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris
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Department of War
Accountants Office
January 5th 1799
I Certify that there is due to the troops stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Capt Staats Morris the sum of Six hundred twenty fix Dollars - 64/100 being for the pay of himself, Lt Philip Landais &Samuel T Dyson, Surgeon James Scanlon &the non commissioned Officers & Privates for December 1798, which sum is to be transmitted to John Kilty supervisor Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Capt Morris, who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
W. Simmons
Acctt
[underline: Pay of the Army.... 626. 64]
The Secretary of War.
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Accountants Office
January 5 1799
I Certify that there is due to Capt Samuel Chase 3 Regt of Infantry the sum of Sixteen Dollars - 74/100 being for his Subsistence for the month of December 1798.
[underline: Subs 16. 74. Subsistce of Officers]
W. Simmons
Acctt
The Secretary of War. 3876
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $626 to troops stationed at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris
Date
01/05/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799010521552
Page start
305
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Philip Landais
Samuel Dyson
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
accountant
Secretary of War
Captain Staats Morris
troops
Notable locations
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

