Certification of payment; Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for travel expenses from West Point to New Port to superintend the construction of gun carriages
Document 1800Certification of payment; $131.25 to Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for travel expenses from West Point, New York to New Port, Rhode Island to superintend the construction of gun carriages agreeably to instructions given by Major Lewis Tousard and orders from Major General Alexander Hamilton.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (model sonnet 4.6). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
Accountants Office
March 19th 1800
I Certify, that there is due to Jonathan Jackson Agent of Fortifications at Boston the sum of [underline: Five hundred & thirty] dollars & 19/100 being the balance due him on Settlements of his accounts for quarter masters Supplies, furnished to the 14th & 15 Regiments of Infantry agreeably to Instructions from the Secretary of War to him under date of 1 July & 13 Septr 1799
[Quarter Mr Department
Dollars 530 . 19]
The Secy of War —
March 20th 1800
I Certify that there is due to James Boyd Major in the Regt of York County Militia, commanded by Cole May, ordered into service in the Year 1794 to Suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsa the Sum of [underline: Twenty two Dollars & 50/100] being the balance due him for his retained rations from 1 Octr to the 15 Decr 794 inclusively — which sum is payable to John McElwee [undecipherable] order of sd James Boyd —
[Drs 22.80]
The Secy of War
March 21st 1800
I Certify that there is due to Peter A [undecipherable: probable reading Grancy] Lieutt in the Regt of Artillerists & Engrs the sum of [underline: One hundred & thirty one] dollars & [undecipherable]/100 being for his expences in going from West Point to New Port (R.I.) to Superintend the construction of Gun carriages from 1 Decr 1799 to 15th March 1800, agreeably to the Instructions given by major Lewis Tousard by order of Major Genl Alexr Hamilton, while there for returning which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York to be by him paid to the said Lieutt [undecipherable: probable reading Grancy]
[Drs 131. 25]
The Secy of War
(Accountants Office
March 20th 1800)
I Certify, that there is due to Washington Morton, and Samuel B Malcolm the sum of [underline: One hundred & fourteen] Dollars being for their services respectively as Judge advocate on Genl Courts martial held in the city of New York in the Year 1799, (the former on the Trials of Capt Fry J & Doct. Osborne the latter on those of Major Hoops & Capt Cochran) admitted agreeably to a letter from The Secretary of War. dated Sept. 4th 1799 which sum is payable to Thos B Adams order.
[Drs 114 — Indl Contt exps]
The Secy of War
March 21th 1800
I Certify that there is due to George Steel Lieutt in Capt Jacob Darling's Company 1 Ryt of Philada County Militia commanded by Coll Joseph Cowperthwaite ordered into Service in 1794 to Suppress an Insurrection in the Western Counties of Pennsylvania the Sum of [underline: ten dollars & [undecipherable]/100] being balance due him for retained rations
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $131.25 to Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for travel expenses from West Point, New York to New Port, Rhode Island to superintend the construction of gun carriages agreeably to instructions given by Major Lewis Tousard and orders from Major General Alexander Hamilton.
Date
03/21/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800032121452
Page start
172
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy
1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Major Lewis Tousard
Major General Alexander Hamilton
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
West Point
New Port
Rhode Island
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
travel expenses
construction of gun carriages
orders
instruction
superintend


