Captain John Heth subsistence account
Document 1799Captain John Heth, 3rd U.S. Regiment, subsistence account from July 1798 to August 1799.
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[Docket: Captain Heth's [undecipherable] / account from [undecipherable] July 1798 / 31 August 1799. / No 2. No 27. / @Amt 386.79 cts / S.]
The United States
To Captain John Heth 3.Regt Infty for subsistence Dr
| Commencement of Subsistence | Expiration of Subsistence | Number of Days | Ration [per] Day | [Calculation] | Parts where Due | [Price] | Dollar | Cent | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st July 1798 | 30th Sept '98 | 92 | 3 | 276 | Mississippi | .17 | 46 | 92 | |
| 1st October 1798 | 7th Nov '98 | 38 | 3 | 114 | Ditto | .24 | 27 | 36 | |
| 8th November 1798 | 2nd March '99 | 115 | 6 | 690 | Fort Sargent & Natchez | .24 | 165 | 60 | Double rations while com-/manding Fort Sargent |
| 3d March 1799 | 16th May '99 | 75 | 6 | 450 | Ditto | .19¼ | 87 | 30 | |
| 17th May 1799 | 2nd August '99 | 78 | 3 | 234 | Natchez | .19¾ | 45 | 39 | |
| 3d August 1799 | 23d Ditto " | 21 | 3 | 63 | New York | .16½ | 10 | [undecipherable] | |
| 24th ditto " | 31st ditto " | 8 | 3 | 24 | Trenton | .7 | 4 | 8 | |
Amount 386.79 Dollrs
I certify that I have examined the foregoing Calculations and Additions, and that the balance stated amounting to three Hundred and Eighty six, 79 dollars was due from the United States unto the said Captain John Heth on the first day of Sept 1799.
[Signature: Wm [undecipherable]]
I certify upon honor, that the above account is just, and that I have not received rations, or money in lieu thereof, for or during the time above charged.
[Signature: Jn Heth Captn / 5. U.S. Regt]
Received September 14th 1799 of Caleb Swan Pay Master General the sum of three hundred and eighty six dollars seventy nine cents, in full for my subsistence from 1st July 1798 to 31st August 1799 — for which I have signed duplicates hereof.
Drs 386.79
[Signature: Jn Heth Captn / 5d U.S. Regt—]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Captain John Heth, 3rd U.S. Regiment, subsistence account from July 1798 to August 1799.
Date
09/14/1799
Author
Document number
1799091490001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Captain John Heth
3rd U.S. Regiment
Caleb Swan
paymaster general
Notable locations
Mississippi
Natchez
New York
Trenton
Fort Sargent, Natchez

