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 1 Company of the 4th & 2 Companies of the 1 Regt of Artillerists & Engrs at Fort Jay under the command of Captain McNt Foreman James Stille & Turner both the sum of Seven hundred seventy nine Dollars — for being in pay of said Captain, Lieutt Chief Stewart & their Subalterns & the non commissioned Officers Privates & said Companies for the month of May 1799 —
Pay of the Army 779 62
The Secy of War
July 6th 1799
I Certify that there is due to Alexander Humphreys Contractor the sum of Eighty six dollars &00/100, being a balance for supplies of rations to the Master & Hospital Stores furnished at Niagara Niagara under the command of Lieutt Colonel Hamtramck from, 1sty July 1799, exclusive for pay of 30 dollars 3 month as attending Physician for the furnishing which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Danning Esqr Supervisor to be by him paid to the said Humphreys —
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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

