Account of Johan Kirl
Document 1792Certification of pay and service for Johan Kirl, late a private in the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment.
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[N° 422
John Kirl Pun°
late 5th Penn° Regt
May 30th 1792]
D° The United States in Account with Jo[hn Kirl]
Dolls cts
For his pay from 1st Septr 1776 to
the 15th January 1777 - 4½
Months — @ 6⅔ Drs — 30
It appears from the returns in this Office
the above John Kirl was a Soldier in the 7th
Regiment, and from the Certificate of Lieutenant
Thomas Janny (whose signature I am acquainted
with) that he was taken Prisoner at Fort
Washington; this Regiment was paid only
to the 1st September 1776, and those Soldiers
that were released from Captivity and did
not reinlist were considered as Discharged
the 15th January 1777.
To the Auditor of the Treasury
[hn Kirl Pun° in late 5th Penn° Regiment] Cr Drs | Cts
By Balance to be Certified
on Interest from the
1st February 1777. — 30 —
War Department 1792
Accountants Office May 30th
Settled in Pursuance of an Act
of the first Session of the second Congress
of the United States passed the 27th
March last
Type
Document
Description
Certification of pay and service for Johan Kirl, late a private in the 5th Pennsylvania Regiment.
Date
05/30/1792
Author
Recipient
Document number
1792053025501
Notable persons
Johan Kirl
soldier
Lieutenant Thomas Janny
prisoner
Auditor of the Treasury
[Richard Harrison]
[Joseph Howell]
Notable locations
Fort Washington
Accountants Office
Pennsylvania
United States
Notable items
account
pay
1 September 1776
15 January 1777
returns
certificate
signature
paid
captivity
reenlist
discharged
balance
certified
interest
1 February 1777
settled
act of the first session of the Second Congress of the United States
27 March 1792
dollars
cents


