Certification of payments; detachment 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under command of Captain Joseph Elliott
Document 1799Certification of payments; $621.41 to detachment 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under command of Captain Joseph Elliott.
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Department of War
Accountants' Office
January 15 1799
I certify that there is due to the Detachment of the 1st Regt of Artilly Engrs stationed at Mud Fort under the command of Capt Joseph Elliott the sum of six hundred twenty one Dollars & 4/100 being for the pay of Lt Theodore Meminger & Francis Gibson, Surgeons mate John R Lynch including forage & for pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of said Detachment to the 31st December 1795. which sum is to be paid to Capt Joseph Elliott who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof. —
Pay of the army for 1798. Drs 615. 4
Forage 6.—
Dollars 621. 4
The Secretary of War
3606
Accountants' Office
January 17 1799
I Certify that there is due to Capt Samuel C Vance the sum of [underline: two hundred Dollars,] being for his pay from 1st August to the 31 December 1798 —
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the army for 98. Drs 200.—
The Secretary of War
3609
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $621.41 to detachment 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Mud Island Fort under command of Captain Joseph Elliott.
Date
01/15/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799011521552
Page start
319
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Theodore Meminger
Lieutenant Francis Gibson
Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch
detachment
1st Regiment
artillerists and engineers
Captain Joseph Elliott
accountant
Secretary of War
command
Notable locations
Mud Island Fort
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay


