Certification of payments; detachment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Mifflin under command of Captain Joseph Elliott
Document 1799Certification of payments; $659.02 to detachment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Mifflin under command of Captain Joseph Elliott.
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Pay of the Army 98 Drs 369. 47
Ditto ........ 99 .... 366.—
Dollars 735. 47
[Wm Simmons
Acctt]
The Secretary of War.
3806.
Accountant's 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 Theodore Meminger Francis Gibson Robert & Osborne Surgeon's 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 Capt Joseph Elliott who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army .... 653. 2
Forage Ditto .... 6.—
Dollars 659. 2
[Wm Simmons
Acctt]
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $659.02 to detachment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Mifflin under command of Captain Joseph Elliott.
Date
03/09/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799030921053
Page start
367
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Theodore Meminger
Lieutenant Francis Gibson
Lieutenant Samuel Osborne
Surgeon's Mate John R. Lynch
detachment
artillerists and engineers
Captain Joseph Elliott
command
accountant
Secretary of War
non commissioned officers
privates
Notable locations
Fort Mifflin
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
forage


