Certification of payment; Private Thomas Smallwood, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1799Certification of payment of $32.98 due to Thomas Smallwood, recently discharged from the 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers.
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[Department of War
Accountant's Office
May 22d 1799
I Certify that there is due to George Davis temporary corporal late the sum of One hundred & seventy four Dollrs & 32 being for his pay subsistence & Forage from 17 January to 26 May 1799 inclusively while attending the Troops at West Point agreeably to the certificate of Major Samuel Hoops which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York, to be paid to the said George Davis —
Pay of the Army 146. 19
Subsistce — 3 — .79
Forage of Officer 42. 36
— ditto 174. 32
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( May 20th 1799
I Certify, that there is due to Nicholas St. Aliphin late a Private in the 1st Regt of U S the sum of Ten Dollars & the being for his pay from 1 April to 18 May 1799 the date of his discharge inclusively, for Pay & Subsistence from 18 days more allowed him for travelling from Wes. Point. To Easton, Penna of [undecipherable], place of his residence —
Pay & Subsistce Ditg 42
Subst — 4. 37
— ditto 18. 75
[undecipherable] M. Sims
W Simmons
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Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment of $32.98 due to Thomas Smallwood, recently discharged from the 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers.
Date
05/21/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799052121355
Page start
15
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Thomas Smallwood
1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
discharge
pay and subsistence
return to the place of his residence

