Certification of payment; Francis Mentges, Inspector of the Troops and Garrisons
Document 1799Certification of payment; $230.61 to Francis Mentges, Inspector of the Troops and Garrisons, expenses while going to muster troops at Reading Pennsylvania and inspect barracks at Carlisle and back to Philadelphia.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
May 6. 1799
I Certify that there is due to the troops stationed at Fort St Henry under the command of Captn Staats Morris the sum of Five hundred eighty eight Dollars & eighty two cents being for pay of himself Lieut Daisy Landais Volunteer Lt — John Larrica James Scanlon & the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of April 1799 which sum is to be transmitted to John Stelly Subcontractor at Baltimore to be from [undecipherable: given] to the said Captn Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof. —
P. Hagner
Acct
Pay of the Army Drs 588. 12
The Secretary of War.
Accountants Office
May 7th 1799
I Certify that there is due to James S Swearingen Lieutenant in the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, the sum of Thirty dollars and fifty nine Cents being for his pay & subsistence from the 1st April the date of his acceptance to the 30th of Novr 1799 —
P Hagner
Acct
Pay of the Army Drs 22 —
Subsistence do — 8. 59
do Mil. 30. 59
The Secretary of War.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $230.61 to Francis Mentges, Inspector of the Troops and Garrisons, expenses while going to muster troops at Reading Pennsylvania and inspect barracks at Carlisle and back to Philadelphia.
Date
09/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799091021452
Notable persons
William Simmons
James McHenry
Francis Mentges, Inspector of the Troops and Garrisons
troops
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Reading
Pennsylvania
barracks
Carlisle
Philadelphia
Notable items
pay
expenses
muster troops
inspection

