Certification of payments; Detachment of recruits at Frederick Town, Maryland under the command of Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker
Document 1799Certification of payments; $5277.61 to detachment of recruits at Frederick, Maryland under the command of Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker.
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new Certificates from Joseph Howell acting Pay master General dated
of February 1793 — Certifying that the sum of three thousand five
hundred, ninety five & one third Dollars was advanced from the
depreciation of January Officers — men of the quota of June 3d [undecipherable]
And from [undecipherable] Officers — Privates of the quota of
Virginia
401—
D[undecipherable] 3595.33
Making in the whole three thousand nine hundred, ninety [undecipherable] Dollars — one third [undecipherable] — reduced to Specie at the rate
of 4[undecipherable] Dollars for one, being the former [undecipherable] of Exchange, that the
balance from him was liquidated at — leaves a balance due to [undecipherable]
whilst on the above Statement in [undecipherable] the sum of fifty five Dollars
fifty seven cents —.
W Simmons
Acct
be the accounting Officers of the Treasury — .
Accountants Office
January 26. 1796
I Certify that there [undecipherable] of Compensation at [undecipherable] is called — a credit on the books of this office, for
amount of Certificates made by [undecipherable] on account of the depreciation
at the aforesaid [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] — from him N° [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] on the books of this Office with [undecipherable] N° 31[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] him [undecipherable] on account — 200 —
leaving a balance due him — Two thousand three hundred [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] four Dollars [undecipherable]
2302.6
Doll[ar]s 2302.6
The Secretary of War W Simmons
Acct[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $5277.61 to detachment of recruits at Frederick, Maryland under the command of Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker.
Date
01/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799011921152
Page start
321
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Ensign Jacob Wilson
recruits
command
Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker
detachment
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Frederick Town
Frederick
Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

