Certification of payment; Lieutenant John Knight, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1799Certification of payment; $39.37 to Lieutenant John Knight, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers, for pay and subsistence.
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Accountants Office
May 31st 1799
I Certify that there is due to William
R. Brooke, Lieut 3 rd Regt of Infantry, the sum of Eighty
three Dollars & [undecipherable], being balance due him in [undecipherable]
of his account including his pay [undecipherable] to 31 May 1799
Pay of the Army [undecipherable]—
Subsist W— 33-63
[Dolls] 33.63
W. Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
The Secy of War:
2 3
May 31 1799
I Certify that there is due to John Husk
Lieutenant 2 Regt of S & D the sum of Thirty nine Dollars
& [undecipherable], being for his pay Subsistence for May 1799—
Pay of the Army 30—
Subsistence [undecipherable] 9—37
[Dolls] 39—37
W. Simmons
Acct [undecipherable]
The Secy of War:
4113
30
I Certify that there is due to [undecipherable: Peter D'Ferrey?]
Lieutenant [undecipherable] Regt [undecipherable] & S the sum of [Forty?] two Dollars, being for
[undecipherable] from [undecipherable] [undecipherable] him for subsisting 3 Recruits,
which sum is to be [transmitted?] to [Nicholas Fish?] Supervisor at
New York to be by him [undecipherable] to the [said?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[Premium?] to Soldier 36—
[Expenses?] of [undecipherable] 6—
[undecipherable] 42—
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Acct [undecipherable]
The Secy of War:
2 13
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $39.37 to Lieutenant John Knight, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers, for pay and subsistence.
Date
05/31/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799053121555
Page start
20
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant John Knight
2nd Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
subsistence

