Certification of payments; detachment of recruits stationed at Staunton Virginia under command of Captain Alexander Gibson
Document 1799Certification of payments; $735.47 to detachment of recruits stationed at Staunton, Virginia under command of Captain Alexander Gibson
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Accountants Office
March 7th 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of Recruits stationed at New Brunswick, New Jersey under the command of Ensign William R Boote the sum of One hundred ninety seven Dollars & fifty four Cents, being for pay of himself & the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the Said Detachment, for the Month of February 1799, which sum is to be transmitted to nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York to be by him paid to the Said Ens.r Boote who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
W. Simmons
Acct.
[underline: Dolls 197. 54.] Pay of the Army.
The Secretary of War
3800.
Accountants Office
March 9th 1799
I Certify that there is due to the Detachment of Recruits stationed at Staunton Virginia, under the command of Cap.t Alexander Gibson, the sum of Seven hundred thirty five Dollars and forty seven Cents, being for the pay of himself, the non commissioned Officers and Privates of said Detachment from 1 December 1798 to the 31 January 1799 — which sum be
requests may be sent to him in Post notes —
Pay of the Army 98 D.rs 369. 47
Ditto ........ 99 ... 366.—
[underline: Dollars 735. 47]
W. Simmons
Acct.
The Secretary of War.
3806.
Accountants Office
March 9th 1799
I Certify that there is due to the Detachment, of Artillerists & Engineers, stationed at Fort Mifflin under the command of Captain Joseph Elliott the sum of Six hundred fifty nine Dollars & two Cents, being for pay of himself, Lieut.ts Theodore Meminger Francis Gibson, Robert H Osborne, Surgeons mate John H Lynch including forage, & pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of said Detachment for the month of February 1799 which sum is to be paid, to Cap.t Joseph Elliott who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army .... 653. 2
Forage Ditto .... 6.—
[underline: Dollars 659. 2]
W. Simmons
Acct.
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $735.47 to detachment of recruits stationed at Staunton, Virginia under command of Captain Alexander Gibson
Date
03/09/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799030921052
Page start
366
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
detachment
recruits
command
Captain Alexander Gibson
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Staunton
Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay


