Sixty Dollars Due Captain Littlefield
Document 1799Sixty dollars is due Captain William Littlefield, being the sum of the bounties, pay, and premium due him for enlisting recruits.
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Department of War
Accountant's Office
Jany 19 1799
I Certify that there is due to the detachment of men at Sullivan's Town under the command of Lieut Peter Shoemaker the sum of two thousand two hundred & Seventy nine dollars & Sixty one Cents being for the pay of himself the non commissioned officers & Privates of said detachment up to the 31st Decr 1798 which sum is to be paid to Ensign Saml Wilkin a/o by him paid to the said Lieut Shoemaker who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the army No 237..6l
Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secretary of War
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Department of War
Accountant's Office
Jany 18. 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Company of additional Engineers stationed at Sullivan Island, under the command of Captn John Henry the sum of four hundred & fifty six dollars being for the pay of himself Lieut. John W. Livingston Junr Surgns Mate Nathl Knight & the non commissioned officers & men of said Company for the month of Decr 1798 which sum is payable to the said Captn Jno Henry who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the army No
Wm Simmons
Acct
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Sixty dollars is due Captain William Littlefield, being the sum of the bounties, pay, and premium due him for enlisting recruits.
Date
01/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799011021256
Page start
316
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Captain William Littlefield
recruits
John P. Dexter
recruits
accountant
Secretary of War
supervisor Providence Rhode Island
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Providence, Rhode Island
Notable items
bounties to soldiers
pay
premium
expenses of recruiting
enlistment

