Certification of payments; Private John Nugent, detachment of Infantry stationed at Fort Niagara under command of Captain Alexander Thompson
Document 1799Certification of payments; Private John Nugent, detachment of Infantry stationed at Fort Niagara, New York under command of Captain Alexander Thompson.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
February 20th 1799
I Certify that there is due Captn Thomas Jones late of the 3rd United States Regmt the sum of [underline: Six hundred sixty five Dollars & fifty] cents, being the balance due him on settlement of his accounts from the commencement of his services in the year 1792 to the 14 January 1799 the date of his resignation which sum includes the allowance granted him by Act of Congress of the 15 February 1798, as extra Aid to the late Major Gent Wayne from 16 July 1794 to 14 December 1796. and of his Recruiting [undecipherable] payments to his Detachment & his own, say & Subsistence —
Dollars 665. 50.
Wm Simmons
Acctt [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
February 22d 1799
I Certify that there is due to John Nugent late a Private in the Detachment of Infantry stationed at Fort Niagara under the command of Captn Alexander Thompson the sum of [underline: four dollars & fifty cents] being for Clothing agreeably to a Certificate of Captn Thompson
Doll 4. 50.
Wm Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; Private John Nugent, detachment of Infantry stationed at Fort Niagara, New York under command of Captain Alexander Thompson.
Date
02/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799022221452
Page start
350
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private John Nugent
infantry
detachment
command
Captain Alexander Thompson
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Niagara
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay

