Certification of payment; Captain James Bruff, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for expenses executing orders of Major Forde
Document 1800Certification of payment; $120.69 to Captain James Bruff, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for expenses executing orders of Major Forde.
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Accountants Office
October 3d 1800
I Certify that there is now to Issue Since Capt 3 regiment late acting as Pay master to the Troops on the Mississippe by authority of the Secretary of War the sum of one thousand five hundred & eighty five Dollars 89/100, being the balance of his account, Held this day consisting of payments made for the Subsistence & forage of Land Troops, amounts to Officers for Pay & the Recruiting service including his own compensation as a Qr Master & freight, alliges to the 31 Augt 1800, also his travelling expenses from the mississippe to the Seat of Government & which detained at the latter place Settling his public accounts, continuing compensation as Pay master from 1 Augt 1797 to 31 May 1799, allowed in conformity to the Secretary of Wars letter dated 2nd Jany. [?]
[?] $1585 89
T the Secy of War,
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October 2d 1800
I Certify that there is due to Dr Robert Avice the sum of twenty eight dollars being for his attendance on the sick of the Garrison at Niagara from 9 Nov 1799 to 14 January 1800, admitted in conformity to a letter from the Secretary of War to Major Brooks dated 12 Feb 1800 —
$28 —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $120.69 to Captain James Bruff, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for expenses executing orders of Major Forde.
Date
09/25/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800092521152
Page start
237
Notable persons
Samuel Dexter
William Simmons
Captain James Bruff
1st Regiment
accountant
Secretary of War
Artillerists and Engineers
Major Forde
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
expenses
executing orders

