Certification of payment; John G. Coffin, Surgeons Mate, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1800Certification of payment; $72 to John G. Coffin, Surgeons Mate, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers, for pay and forage.
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& returning; admitted by The Secretary of War — for Postage of letters received by him on public service from 1 February 1799 to 30 April 1800, which sum is payable to Caleb Swan Pay master General, by order of Major Genl Pinckney
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Dolls 274. — Fortification of Harbors.
109.59 — Incidl & Contl exprs
dolls 383.59
The Secy of War.
Accountants Office
May 8th 1800
I certify that there is due to John G Coffin
Surgeons mate in the 1st Regt of Artilly & Engrs, the Sum of
seventy two dollars, being for his pay and Forage for the months
of May & June, 1799, by absentee Book No 1, which sum is to be
transmitted to Jonathan Jackson Supervisor at Boston to be by him
paid to the said John G Coffin &c
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Pay of the Army for 1799 Drs 60.—
Forage of Officers.......... 12.—
Dollars 72.—
The Secretary of War.
May 9th 1800
I certify that there is due to Dr James Woodhouse
the sum of [underline: Twelve dollars] being for Medicine & attendance for two
soldiers belonging to Captn Elliotts Company, agreeably to the
report of Doctor Gillespy Strong & admitted by the Secretary of
War
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Drs 12.—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $72 to John G. Coffin, Surgeons Mate, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers, for pay and forage.
Date
05/08/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800050821852
Page start
200
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Jonathan Jackson
supervisor Boston Massachusetts
John G. Coffin
surgeon's mate
1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
forage


