Certification of payment; Francis Mentges, Inspector of Troops and Garrisons
Document 1799Certification of payment; $196.46 to Francis Mentges, Inspector of Troops and Garrisons for travel to Reading, Pennsylvania to muster the troops, and for returning to Philadelphia.
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Accountants Office
June 1, 1799
I Certify that there is due to [strikethrough: the] 1 [undecipherable] of Holland's [undecipherable] stationed at four dollars, under the command of Major Lewis toward the sum of four hundred ninety five Dollars, being for pay of himself, [undecipherable] William [undecipherable] Lieut. George & [undecipherable] surgeons mate Thomas Pillinger and the non commissioned Officers & Privates [undecipherable] Company for May 1799 which sum is to be transmitted to John [undecipherable] Supervisor at Providence, to be by him paid to the said Capt. [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
W. Simmons
[undecipherable]
Pay of the Army Drs 533 —
The Fee 1s Drs
June 1s 1799
I Certify that there is due to [strikethrough: the] Edwina [undecipherable] Captain 1 [undecipherable] Philadelphia Militia commanded by Col. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] order into service by [undecipherable] an [undecipherable] in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania in the year 1799 the sum of twenty one dollars & [undecipherable] being for his allowance rations [undecipherable] from the 1st Inst 1799 inclusively, which sum is payable to Andrew Nelson Attorney.
W. Simmons
[undecipherable]
Drs 21.70
[undecipherable] Drs
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $196.46 to Francis Mentges, Inspector of Troops and Garrisons for travel to Reading, Pennsylvania to muster the troops, and for returning to Philadelphia.
Date
06/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061421752
Page start
40
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Francis
Mentges
inspector of troops and garrisons
accountant
Secretary of War
troops
Notable locations
Reading
Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office
Philadelphia
Notable items
pay
travel
muster troops

