Certification of payment; troops stationed at Fort McHenry under command of Captain Staats Morris
Document 1799Certification of payment; $636.30 pay to troops and officers stationed at Fort McHenry at Baltimore Maryland under command of Captain Staats Morris.
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Accountant's Office
July 6th 1799
I certify that there is due to the Troops Station'd at Fort Niagara under the command of Major J. J. U. Hevarin the sum of Two hundred twenty nine Dollars & 29/100 being for pay & forage of Surgeon's Mate John G Coffin & pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates for May 1799.
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Pay of the Army . . . 223. 29
Forage of Officers . . 6. —
Dollars. 229. 29
The Secy of War —
July 6 1799.
I Certify that there is due to the Troops Stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Capt Staats Morris the sum of [underline: Six hundred thirty six Dollars &] 50/100 being for pay of himself Lt Philip Landais & Saml S Dyson Surgeon James Scanlon, including his forage & for pay of the Non commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of June 1799. which sum is to be transmitted to John Kitty Supervisor Baltimore, to be by him paid to the said Cpt Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
M.S.
Pay . . . 626. 50
Forage . . 10. —
636. 50
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $636.30 pay to troops and officers stationed at Fort McHenry at Baltimore Maryland under command of Captain Staats Morris.
Date
07/06/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799070622255
Page start
64
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Lieutenant Philip Landais
Lieutenant Samuel Dyson
Surgeon's Mate James Scanlon
John Kilty
supervisor Baltimore Maryland
troops
officers
Captain Staats Morris
accountant
Secretary of War
command
Notable locations
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Maryland
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay

