Certification of payment; George Davis, temporary Surgeons Mate while attending troops at Fort Jay
Document 1799Certification of payment; $174.82 to George Davis, temporary Surgeons Mate while attending troops at Fort Jay, New York.
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[Department of War
Accountant's Office
May 22d 1799]
I Certify that there is due to George Davis temporary Sergeant late the sum of One hundred & Seventy four Dollars & 32, being for his pay subsistence & forage from 17 January to 26 May 1799 inclusively while attending the Troops at West Bay agreeable 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 " 35. 79
Forage of Officer 42. 36
" 174. 32
The fee of State
4009
( May 22d 1799
I Certify, that there is due to Nicholas M Gipson late a Private in the 4th Regt of Art the sum of Ten Dollars & 75 being for his pay from 1 April to 16 May 1799 the date of his discharge including per Diem & subsistence from 8 days more allowed him for traveling from Wes: Point To Eastern Penns— of himself, place of his residence —
W Simmons
Actt
Pay & Subsistence May 43
Subce " 1 37
10. 75
[undecipherable] in State
[271]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $174.82 to George Davis, temporary Surgeons Mate while attending troops at Fort Jay, New York.
Date
05/22/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799052221455
Page start
15
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Major Adam Hoops
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Secretary of War
George Davis
temporary surgeon's mate
troops
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Jay
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
medical attendance

