Certification of payment; Detachment 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Jay
Document 1799Certification of payment; $436 to detachment 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Jay, New York.
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D.W. Accountants Office
July 19, 1797
I certify that there is due to Captain Recruit L Blackburn, Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett, Cadets Peter Lambin and Thomas Blackburn, the non Commissioned Officers and Privates under the command of Capt. Blackburn stationed at Fort Norfolk, the sum of [underline: Three hundred thirty nine dollars and ninety cents] being for his and their pay for June 1797 and for balance of bounty due to Timothy Merrell, Henry Kent & Peter Johnson Privates which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington, Supervisor Virginia, and to be by him paid to the said Capt. Blackburn who is to be accountable for the due application thereof.
333.77 Pay of the army
14.13 Bounties Soldiers
[underline: 350.00?]
The Secretary of War Wm Simmons
Acct
Accountants Office
July 19th 1797
I certify that there is due to Sergt Philipp Williams commanding at Fort Johnson N. Carolina, the sum of [underline: thirty six dollars], being amount of Bounty paid by him to 3 Recruits & premium for inlisting them which sum is to be transmitted to James Reäd ice Collector, Wilmington, N. Carolina.
Bounties 30
Premium 6 The Secy of war Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $436 to detachment 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Jay, New York.
Date
04/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799042621252
Notable persons
Peter Hagner
James McHenry
Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborne
Captain Frederick Frye
Lieutenant Horatio Dayton
detachment
1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Jay
New York
accountant's office
Notable items
pay

