Certification of payments; troops stationed at Fort Norfolk, Virginia under command of Captain Richard L Blackburn
Document 1799Certification of payments; $666.66 to troops stationed at Fort Norfolk under command of Captain Richard L Blackburn.
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Accountants Office
March 23d 1799
I certify that John Sergeant Missionary to the Oneida nation of Indians is entitled to a Credit for the amount of his account admitted by the Secretary of War for the erecting of two Mills at New Stockbridge for the Oneida nation of Indians agreeably to the Treaty of the 2nd December 1794 . . . . Dolls 1490.11
That he stands charged on the Books of this Office with Warrant No 2717 received for the purpose of building a saw & Grist mill at Stockbridge for the use of said Oneida Nation of Indians Dolls 1000.—
Leaving a balance due the said John Sergeant of four hundred & ninety Dollars & eleven Cents . . . . . . . . . . . . 490.11
1490. 11
The Secretary of War
W. Simmons
Acctt
Accountants Office
March 25d 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 and six Cents, being for pay of himself Lieutenant Ferdinand L Claiborne and John Saunders Surgeon's Mate William Barawell including Forage, & for pay of the non commissioned officers and Privates for the month of February 1799. which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington Supervisor at Richmond to be by him paid to the said Lieutenant Ferdinand L Claiborne, who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
Pay of the Army 650. 6
Forage Two — 6. —
Dolls 666. 6
The Secretary of War,
W. Simmons
Acctt
3844.
Accountants Office
March 27th 1799
I certify that there is due to a company of the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers under the command of Capt Lemuel Gates, the sum of 1204.93. for pay of himself, Lieutt George M Duncan & the non-commissioned Officers & Privates of said Company from the dates of their Inlistment to the 30 November 1798, which sum is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor at Boston to be by him paid to the said Capt Gates who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
M. Simmons
Acctt
Pay of the Army for 98.
Dolls 1204. 93.
The Secretary of War 3843.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $666.66 to troops stationed at Fort Norfolk under command of Captain Richard L Blackburn.
Date
03/25/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799032521252
Page start
380
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Ferdinand L Claiborne
Lieutenant John Saunders
Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell
Edward Carrington
supervisor Richmond Virginia
troops
Captain Richard L. Blackburn
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Norfolk
Virginia
Accountants Office
Richmond
Notable items
pay

