Certification of payments; troops at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris
Document 1799Certification of payments; $635.10 to officers and troops at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland under command of Captain Staats Morris.
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on account of the Annuity due the said five Nations of Indians for 1793—
Amount of expenditures made by him for articles purchased . . . 1909.95
Bills for Labour Blacksmiths & Gunsmiths work Medical
assistance Contingent expences . . . . . . . . . . . . 1638.50.
Amount of Goods received from John Harris Military Store
keeper on account of the said Annuity for 1795 . . . . . 1050.—
Amount paid for building a Church & Grist Mill for the
Oneida Indians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.—
Dollars 5998.45
That he stands charged on the books of this Office with Warrant No—
3249 received for the purpose of building a Church & Grist mill for
the Oneida Indians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.—
this sum received of Tench Francis Purveyor, being on acc.t
of the annuity due the said Indians for 1798 . . . . . . . . 2850.—
Amount of Goods received of John Harris Military Store
keeper in part of the Annuity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1050.—
Leaving a balance due the said Israel Chapin of six hundred
ninety eight Dollars forty five Cents, agreeably to an
account admitted & allowed by the Secretary of War— . . . 698.45
Doll. 5998.45
W. Simmons Acct.r
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
February 6. 1799
I Certify that there is due to the Troops stationed at Fort
Mc Henry under the command of Cap.tn Staats Morris the sum of five
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hundred thirty four Dollars & ten Cents being for the pay of himself, Lieut.t
Philip Landais & Samuel T. Tyson Surgeon James Rankin the non comm.d
Officers & Privates for the month of January 1799, which sum is to be transm.d
to John Kilty Dep.t of Baltimore, Maryland to be by him paid to the
said Cap.tn Morris, who is to be held accountable for the due application
thereof —
W. Simmons
Acct.r
Pay of the Army . . . 634.10
The Secretary of War
3511
Accountants Office
February 11. 1799
I Certify that there is due to Edward Butler formerly
a Cap.tn of Levies in the service of the United States the sum of Two hundred
twenty three Dollars & 23/100, being amount of Clothing furnished by him to
sundry men of his late Company of Levies & which has been deducted from
the balance of pay due them respectively —
W. Simmons
Acct.r
Drs 223.23
The Secretary of War
W.t 3700
Accountants Office
February 1[undecipherable] 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of A & E under
the command of Cap.tn Walter Buchanan the sum of three hundred & fifty two
Dollars, being for pay of himself L.t William Hooker, the non commissioned
Officers & Privates on said Detachment for the month of December 1798, which
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $635.10 to officers and troops at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland under command of Captain Staats Morris.
Date
02/08/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799020821152
Page start
340
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Philip Landais
Samuel Dyson
Surgeon James Scanlon
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore
troops
accountant
Secretary of War
Captain Staats Morris
command
Notable locations
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Maryland
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

