Certification of Payment; Captain Joseph Elliott, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1800Certification of payment; $831.20 to Captain Joseph Elliott, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for pay and rations as superintendant of United States laboratory, for visiting furnaces and inspecting the proving of cannon, and incidental disbursements.
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May 1797 the date of his appointment, to 21 July 1800 —
4 for [undecipherable] used in creating Privates to inspect the [undecipherable]
of Cannon & transmiting instruments for articles & on [undecipherable]
head admiting on Conformity with the Letter of the sec of War
ante W. Irvine — W. S.
Acct $531.20
The Secy of War —
( Commissary's Office
July 21 1800
I hereby that there is due the Samuel Henley
the Sum of ninety five dollars & 8/100, being for his Pay and
Subsistance as Conductor of Military Stores from 15 May to 21 July
1800 admited in Conformity to directions from the Secretary of War
of the 24th Instant — W. S.
Quarter Master Dept Days 85
The Secy of War —
August 1st 1800
I Certify that there is due to Philip Fistler
Captain of [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Regt of York County Militia Ordered
into service to [undecipherable] an Insurrection in the Western Counties
of Pennsylvania in 1794 the Sum of fourteen dollars and [undecipherable]
ninety Cts being the balance due him for services rendered from 4th
Sept. to the 4th December 1794 inclusive — 17 d
Dolls 14.90
The Secy of War —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $831.20 to Captain Joseph Elliott, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for pay and rations as superintendant of United States laboratory, for visiting furnaces and inspecting the proving of cannon, and incidental disbursements.
Date
07/31/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800073121052
Page start
220
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
Captain Joseph Elliott
1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
superintendent United States laboratory
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
furnace
Notable items
account
pay
rations
appointment
stage hire
inspecting cannon
proving cannon
incidental disbursements
visiting furnaces
laboratory

