Certification of payments; Elijah Robinson for expenses for inspecting recruits under command of Lieutenants Nathaniel and Leonard
Document 1799Certification of payments; $27 to Elijah Robinson for expenses for inspecting recruits under command of Lieutenant Nathaniel and Lieutenant Leonard.
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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 Captn of Horse 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 Captn 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 Dr 302.90
Subsiste Dr 47.88
Dr 350.78
Wm Simmons
Acct Dep War
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
January 19 1799
I Certify that there is due to [undecipherable] the sum seven Dollars being for two days attendance & expenses of travelling 10 miles to make & Inspect the [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] in Vermont under the command of Lieut Nathl Leonard agreeably to an account admitted by the Secretary of War which sum is payable to Eziah Paine [undecipherable]
[underline: Dollars 7.—]
Wm Simmons
Acctt
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
January 29 1799.
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits stationed at Windsor in Vermont under the command of Lieut Nathl Leonard the sum of one thousand eight hundred forty four Dollars & 75/100 being for the pay of himself, from 19 June 1795 the date of his acceptance to the 31 December 1798 & for the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of Said Detachment from the dates of their Inlistment to the 31 December 1798.—
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army for 98. 1844.75
The Secretary of War No 3671
Accountants Office
January 29 1799
I Certify that there is due to Captn Joseph Elliott of the 1 Regt of Artilly & Engineers the sum of two hundred sixty two Dollars & 64/100 being for his subsistence from 1 July to 31 December 1798 & for balance of his pay from 1 [undecipherable] to the same period.
Wm Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army Dr 142.50
Subst of do 120.14
Dr 262.64
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $27 to Elijah Robinson for expenses for inspecting recruits under command of Lieutenant Nathaniel and Lieutenant Leonard.
Date
01/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799012921052
Page start
329
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Elijah Paine
Elijah Robinson
Lieutenant Nathaniel
Lieutenant Leonard
recruits
command
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
expenses
pay
inspection of recruits

