Certification of payments; Major Thomas Cushing, 1st Regiment of Infantry
Document 1799Certification of payments; $52.60 to Major Thomas Cushing, 1st Regiment of Infantry for expenditures on journey from Tennessee to Philadelphia on orders from Brigadier General Wilkinson
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Accountants Office
February 15th 1799
I Certify that there is due to Bernard Hudson Storekeeper at Fort Rensselaer & its dependencies the sum of [underline: One hundred & Seventy two Dollars] being for his services from 1 day of January to 31 December 1798 inclusive agreeably to an account admitted by the Secretary of War, which sum is payable to John C Van Alen Esqre Attorney —
[underline: Dollars..... 172. —]
Wm Simmons
Acctt —
The Secretary of War —
3700
Accountants Office
February 15th 1799
I Certify that there is due to Captn Samuel C Vance 3 Regt the sum of [underline: Fifty five Dollars & thirty four Cents] being for his pay & subsistence for the Month of January 1799 —
Pay of the Army..... Ds 40. —
Subsistence — Ds .....15.34
[underline: Dolls 55.34]
Wm Simmons
Acctt —
The Secretary of War
3705
Accountants Office
February 16th 1799
I Certify that it appears by an account presented by Thomas Cushing Major 1 Regt of Infantry that he expended on his journey from the State of Tennessee to Philadelphia, under the orders of Brigadier
Genl Wilkinson, for his expenses from 31 December 1797 to 21 January 1798 the sum of Dolls 104.60.
from which he has deducted the amount of his Subsistence
during that period 22. —
Dolls 82.60
Leaving a balance of [underline: Eighty two Dollars & sixty Cents] in his favor, which sum the principle having been established by the Secretary of War for allowing him reasonable expenses on said Journey I am of opinion that the balance claimed by Major Cushing is not an unreasonable charge for said expenses and does not exceed the allowances granted to other Officers for performing extra service —
Wm Simmons
Accountt —
The Secretary of War
[undecipherable] 3712
Accountants Office
February 16th 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Company of 1 Regt of Artilly & Engs Stationed at Fort Wolcot under the command of Captn William Littlefield the sum of Three hundred & seventy five Dollars & ten Cents being for the pay of himself Surgns Mate Thomas Fillingham & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Company for the month of January 1799, which sum is to be transmitted to John S Dexter Supervisor at Providence R. I. to be, by him paid to the said Captn Littlefield who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof
Wm Simmons
Acctt —
Pay of the Army for 99 Drs 375.10
3809
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $52.60 to Major Thomas Cushing, 1st Regiment of Infantry for expenditures on journey from Tennessee to Philadelphia on orders from Brigadier General Wilkinson
Date
02/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799021621052
Page start
346
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Major Thomas Cushing
1st Infantry Regiment
Brigadier General Wilkinson
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Accountants Office
Notable items
expenses
expenditures
pay
journey
orders

