Account of Joseph Sturges
Document 1792Pay certificate for Joseph Sturges, private in the late 7th Pennsylvania Regiment.
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.
N° 653
Joseph Sturges
late a Private
7th Penn.a Reg.t
July 23. 1792
43 Drs 33 Cents
Dr The United States in Account with Joseph Sturges late a Priv.t in the 7th Penn.a Regiment Cr
[Dollars | Cents]
To pay from 16th June 1780 to the 1st January 1781 — 6½ Months @ 6⅔ Dollars Pr Month . . . . . 43. 33
By Balance to be Certified on Interest from the first of January 1781 (eighty-one) . . . . . 43 | 33
The above named Joseph Sturges was in Levy for seven months & has not been Settled with by the State of Pennsylvania or the United States.
J Howell
The Auditor of the Treasury
War Department
Accountants Office
July 23rd 1792
Settled in pursuance of and Act of the first Session of the second Congress of the United States passed the 27th March last.
Joseph Howell Acc.t
Type
Document Signed
Description
Pay certificate for Joseph Sturges, private in the late 7th Pennsylvania Regiment.
Date
07/23/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Accountants Office
Document number
1792072323301
Notable persons
Joseph Sturges
private
Regiment
United States
Auditor of the Treasury
Joseph Howell
[Richard Harrison]
Notable locations
Pennsylvania
Accountants Office
United States
Notable items
dollars
cents
account
pay
16 June 1780
1 January 1781
settled
balance
certified
interest
act of the first session of the Second Congress of the United States


