Certification of payment; Captain James Stettel, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1799Certification of payment; $176.96 Captain James Stettel, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers, for bounties and enlistment premiums and expenses pursuing deserters.
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Accountants Office
April 30 1797
I Certify that there is due to Captain James Stith of the second regiment of Artillerists and Engineers, the sum of One hundred and seventy six Dollars and ninety six Cents, being for bounty paid to and for premium allowed him for inlisting two recruits, and for expences incurred by him in persuing sundry Deserters, from the Garrison of West Point, to Baltimore, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish supervisor at New York to be by him paid to the Saw Captn Stith —
P. Hagner
Prin Clk
Pay of the army Dr 24.—
Expences of recruiting 4.—
Incidt & Contg exps 148.96
Dolls 176.96
Wt 4071.
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $176.96 Captain James Stettel, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers, for bounties and enlistment premiums and expenses pursuing deserters.
Date
04/30/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1799043022555
Page start
430
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Captain James Stettel
2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
bounties
premiums
enlistment
expenses
pay
pursuing deserters
desertion

