Certification of payments; detachment of recruits under Captain John Hancock
Document 1799Certification of payments; $616.97 pay to detachment of recruits under Captain John Hancock.
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hundred thirty four Dollars & ten Cents being for the pay of [undecipherable] Ensign Philip Simmons [undecipherable] 2d lyons surgeon James Rankin the commissioned Officers of Invalids for the month of January 1799 money which is to be transmitted to John Riley out of Baltimore Maryland [undecipherable] was [undecipherable] for this said Capt Morris, who is to be held accountable for the mis application thereof —
W. Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army 634.10
The Secty of War
[Accountants Office
February 11 1799]
I hereby [certify] that there was due a Drummer [undecipherable] formerly [of] a Corps of Invalids in the service of the United States the sum of Two hundred twenty three Dollars & [undecipherable] being amount of Clothing furnished by him to [undecipherable] men of his late Company of Invalids which has been deducted from the balance of pay due them respectively —
W. Simmons
Acctt
[undecipherable] 223.33
The Secretary of War
[No 3700]
[Accountants Office
February 1 1799]
[I certify] that [undecipherable] a [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] Three hundred fifty [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] being for pay of [undecipherable] the non commissioned
Officers of Invalids in [undecipherable] Detachment for the month of [undecipherable] 1798 [undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $616.97 pay to detachment of recruits under Captain John Hancock.
Date
02/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799020421153
Page start
335
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
recruits
Captain John Hancock
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

