Certification of payments; Private John Watkins in Captain Greatons Company, 2d Sub Legion, following time he was taken prisoner by Indians
Document 1799Certification of payments; $97 pay Private John Watkins in Captain Greatons Company, 2d Sub Legion, following time he was taken prisoner by Indians; includes a reasonable allowance for him to return to his home town.
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Accountants Office
February 23d 1799
I certify that there is due to the Troops stationed at Fort Norfolk under the command of Captn Richard S Blackburn the sum of Six hundred Sixty Six Dollars & no [cents] for the pay of [undecipherable] Lieutenants Ferdinand L Claiborne & John Saunders, Surgeons mate William Barnwell, including forage, & pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of January 1799, which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at Richmond to be by him paid to the said Lieutr F. L. Claiborne who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
Pay of the Army 660.—
Forage Ditto 6.—
Doll 666.—
Wm Simmons
Acctr
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
February 26th 1799
I Certify that there is due John Watkins late a Private in Capt Greaton's Company 2d Sub Legion the sum of Ninety seven Dollars being balance of his pay from 1 March 1793 to 12 November following the time he was taken prisoner by the Indians, & to 31 May 1795 the [347] time he made his escape from Captivity including a reasonable allowance for him to return to the place of his nativity —
Dolls 97.—
Willm Simmons
Acctr
The Secretary of War
Accountants Office
February 27th 1799.
I Certify that there is due to Capt John Henry of the 2d Regt of Artilly & Engineers, the sum of [underline: twenty] two Dollars & [underline: thirty] nine Cents, being balance due him on settlement of his Recruiting account — which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at new york to be by him paid to the said Capt Henry —
Dolls 22.39.
Wm Simmons
Acctr
The Secretary of War
No 3769.
Accountants Office
February 28th 1799.
I Certify that there is due to Thomas H Cushing Major 1st Regiment of Infantry & Inspector the sum of [underline: One] hundred twenty two Dollars and seventy two Cents being for his pay subsistence and forage, for the Month of
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $97 pay Private John Watkins in Captain Greatons Company, 2d Sub Legion, following time he was taken prisoner by Indians; includes a reasonable allowance for him to return to his home town.
Date
02/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799022621352
Page start
352
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Private John Watkins
Captain Richard H Greaton
Indians
company
2nd Sub Legion
prisoner
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
home town
Notable items
Indian captivity
pay
allowance

