Certification of payments; Edward Butler, formerly a Captain of Levies
Document 1799Certification of payments; $350.78 to Edward Butler, formerly a Captain of Levies, for bounties, pay and subsistence, and pay as Brigade Major.
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account for Iron & Steel purchased by Samuel Hodgdon by order of the Secretary of War & delivered to John Harris Store keeper for the use of the Public Works at Harpers Ferry —
Wm Simmons
Acctt
[underline: Dollars 385.—]
The Secretary of War
Accountants' Office
January 28 1799.
I Certify that there is due to Edward Butler formerly a Capt of levies in the service of the United States the sum of three hundred fifty Dollars & seventy eight cents, being the balance of his account Current, embracing bounties to Soldiers his pay & Subsistence as Capt to the 3 October 1791. his pay Subsistence & forage as Captn & Brigade Major from 4 Octr to the 23 December 1791 the day on which his services ceased —
Pay of the Army Drs 302.90
Subsiste Drs 47.88
Drs 350.78
Wm Simmons
Acct Dep War
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
January 19 1799
I Certify that there is due to [undecipherable] Dennon the sum seven Dollars being for two days attendance & expenses of traveling 10 [undecipherable] [to] muster & inspect the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] in [undecipherable] under the command [of]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $350.78 to Edward Butler, formerly a Captain of Levies, for bounties, pay and subsistence, and pay as Brigade Major.
Date
01/28/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799012821052
Page start
328
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Edward Butler
captain
levies
Brigade Major
Secretary of War
accountant
soldiers
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence
bounties
balance
account


