Certification of payment; by certificate of Colonel Philip Reed late of militia called out the Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, payment is due Ensign Robert Moffett
Document 1799Certification of payment; by certificate of Colonel Philip Reed late of militia called out the Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, payment of $13.17 is due Ensign Robert Moffett, for expenses pursuing deserters.
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Accountants Office
May 16th 1799
I Certify that it appears by a Certificate of Colt Philip Teed late of the Militia called out to suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania that there is due to Robert Moffett Ensign in the 33d Regt of Militia of the State of Maryland the sum of Thirteen Dollars, & [?]3c being for his expences while pursuing four Deserters of said Regiment, on their march to suppress the said Insurrection the vouchers for which were lost or mislaid by the said Col. decd which sum is payable transmitted to John Kilty Supervisor at Baltimore to be by him paid to the said Ensign Moffett —
M Simmons
Acct t
Dolls 13.17
The Sec.y of War
4072
May 15th 1799
I Certify that there is due to Frederick Strugg Assistant military store keeper at West Point, the sum of Sixty Dollars being for his pay for March & April 1799 which sum is to be paid to William Monderly by order of said Frederick Strugg —
P. Hagner
Pr. Clk
Instr. & Cont. repd Dolls 60.—
The Secretary of War
4054.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; by certificate of Colonel Philip Reed late of militia called out the Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania, payment of $13.17 is due Ensign Robert Moffett, for expenses pursuing deserters.
Date
05/16/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799051621755
Page start
13
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Colonel Philip Reed
militia
Ensign Robert Moffett
deserters
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Western counties of Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
expenses pursuing deserters
insurrection
whiskey rebellion
desertion

