Certification of payments; Tobias Lear, Secretary to George Washington, General of the Armies of the United States for pay, subsistence, forage

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Accountant’s Office April 3rd 1799 I Certify that there is due to Tobias Lear Secretary to George Washington General of the armies of the United States, the sum of Four hundred seventy Dollars, and fifty eight Cents, being for his pay subsistence & Forage from 1 December 1798 to the 31 March 1799. W. Simmons, Accnt Pay of the Army 1798 drs 75.00 Subsistence Do 1798 33.48 Forage do 1798 12.00 [Subtotal] 120.48 Pay of the Army 1799 225.00 Subsistance do 1799 39.10 Forage do 1799 36.00 [Subtotal] 350.10 Dollars 470.38

The Secretary of War

Type

Author's Letterbook Copy

Description

Certification of payments; Tobias Lear, Secretary to George Washington, General of the Armies of the United States, $470.58 for pay, subsistence, forage from 1 December 1798 to 31 March 1799.

Date

04/03/1799

Recipient

Sent from

Accountants Office

Document number

1799040321252

Page start

392

Notable persons

James McHenry
William Simmons
George Washington
Tobias Lear
Secretary to General Washington
General of the Armies of the United States
Secretary of War
accountant

Notable locations

Accountants Office

Notable items

Pay
subsistence
forage