Certification of payment; Sergeant William Armstrong, Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1799Certification of payment; $4.75 to Sergeant William Armstrong, Artillerists and Engineers, for procuring deserters from Fort Mifflin.
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Accountants Office
June 12th 1799
I Certify that there is due to sundry men under the command of Capt. Robert Zeiffle the sum of five hundred & nine Dollars & 1100 being for their pay up to the 30 April 1799 inclusive which sum is to be transmitted to John Gleiser Dry Mr: Wethersfield Town St to be by him paid to the said Capt Zeiffle who is to be held accountable for the same application therefy —
W: Simmons
Chief
Deduct 30 — Pay of the Army for Qr.
39.44 Dollars — .09
100.34
The Secy of War —
4116
June 7th 1799
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the 2d Reyt of Artillery being a stationed at Fort Independance the command of Majr — Walter Cockran the sum of six hundred ninety eight Dollars, the being for pay of himself, eleven Non Commd officers & Privates of said Detachment for January & February 1799 — which sum is to be paid to the said Capt Cockran, who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
Pay of the army — Drs 698.26
W: Simmons
Chief
The Secy of War —
417
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $4.75 to Sergeant William Armstrong, Artillerists and Engineers, for procuring deserters from Fort Mifflin.
Date
06/12/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061221855
Page start
35
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
William Servoss
Isaac Townsend
Patrick Burns
Sergeant William Armstrong
Artillerists and Engineers
deserters
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Fort Mifflin
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
desertion

