Certification of payments; Company of Artillerists and Engineers, Fort Wolcott, under command of Captain William Littlefield
Document 1799Certification of payments; Company of Artillerists and Engineers, Fort Wolcott, Rhode Island under command of Captain William Littlefield
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[Pay .... 1141. 53
Subsist ... 244. 80
Forage .... 6. —
Dolrs 1392. 33]
The Sec.t of War 3592
Accountants Office
January 7 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits stationed at New Brunswick N.J. under the command of Ensn Wm R. Boote the sum of One hundred ninety five Dollars & 31/100 being for the pay of himself & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of said Detachment for December 1798 & for his subsistence from 1st to 31 December 1798. which sum is to be transmitted to Nichs Fish supervisor New York to be by him paid to the said to the said Ensn Boote who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army for 98 .... 182. 29
Subsist of Do .... & .... 13. 2
Dollars 195. 31
W. Simmons
Acctt
The Sec.t of War 3593
Accountants Office
January 10th 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Company of A & B stationed at Fort Wolcot under the command of Capt William Littlefield the sum of three hundred fifty five Dollars & 89/100 being for the pay of himself Surgeons mate Thomas Tillinghast & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of said Company for the month of December 179[8] which sum is to be transmitted to John S Dexter supervisor at Providence to be by him paid to the said Capt Littlefield who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army for 98 355. 89.
W. Simmons
Acctt
The Secretary of War 3600
Accountants Office
January 10th 1799
I certify that there is due to Capt William Littlefield the sum of fifty Dollars being for bounties, pay & premium allowed him for enlisting five Recruits, which sum is to be Transmitted to John S Dexter supervisor Providence R.I. to be by him paid to the said Capt Littlefield &
W. Simmons
Acctt
Bounties to Soldiers 40. —
Expenses of Recruiting 10. —
Dollars 50. —
The Secretary of War 3599
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 12th 1799
I Certify that by an account admitted and allowed by the Secretary of war, John Hills Temporary Engineer & Draughtsman
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; Company of Artillerists and Engineers, Fort Wolcott, Rhode Island under command of Captain William Littlefield
Date
01/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799011021052
Page start
314
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Dexter
supervisor Providence
accountant
Secretary of War
Captain William Littlefield
command
company
artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
Fort Wolcott
Fort Wolcot
Rhode Island
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

