Account of Lieutenant Smith
Document 1792Certification of the settlement of the account of Lieutenant Peter Smith, 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
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N° 121
Philad° Jany 20. 1792
Account Lieut. Peter Smith of the late 3 Regt. Pennst. for Stoppages
[underline]183 97/100 Doll.[/underline]
Reported this day [undecipherable: initials]
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The United States in account with Lieut. Peter Smith of the late 3 Regiment Pennst.
Dr. Dolls. [Cents]
To two hundred dollars retained by the form-
er [undecipherable] of Army Accounts [undecipherable] on
Settlement of Army Accounts from L. [undecipherable] Smith
on Settlement of the Accounts of said Regement
for accounts [unsettled?] 200
Dolls. [Cents]
By Quarter Masters [undecipherable] since accounts [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] one Article 16 66
1 [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
— as. 22 — as [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
By balance to be certified or obtained from the
22° of March 1783 183 07
200
On the settlement of the accounts of this Regiment parties from the Officers were made from the Officers under on State they had money to account for which did not appear on the books of the [undecipherable] Officer from their Officer, the above sum was retained, and their appearing no further charges against them than what is Credited — I therefore Certify there is due him the sum of [one hundred] and eighty three dollars [undecipherable: ninety-seven?] cents —
Joseph Howell [undecipherable]
Office of late do. Accounts
Jany 20th. 1792
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification of the settlement of the account of Lieutenant Peter Smith, 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment
Date
01/20/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792012025501
Note
Recipient is not indicated in the letter, but was probably the Auditor of the Treasury, Richard Harrison.
Notable persons
Auditor of the Treasury
Joseph Howell
paymaster general
commissioner
Lieutenant Peter Smith
Notable locations
Philadelphia
pay office
United States
Office of Army Accounts
Pennsylvania
Notable items
account
stoppages
dollars
cents
settlement of accounts
accounts unsettled
quartermasters stores
saddles
bridle
soals [ soles ]
balance
certified
interest
22 March 1783
money
books of the pay office
sum
charges
credited


