Account of William Lucy
Document 1794Certification of service and settlement of pay for William Lucy, late sergeant in the 5th South Carolina Regiment
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N° 429
William Lucy
Sergt 5th Regt S.C.
April 1st 1794
[Lucy] Sergt late 5th Regt S° Carolina
By nominal pay rect of the State of South Carolina for 9 Months in the year 1777 —
[1,]100 drs @ [1] 100 drs for one 74. 40
45. 83
ditto of d° for the year 177[8]. 66 drs @ 3 for one
ditto of d° for Jany July 1779 — 27. 67
ditto of the United States from 1 March 1779 to 1st January 80 — 100
10 Months @ 10 dolls p Mo —
ditto Advt of the State from —
Septr 79 to the 1st January 1780 40. —
is [?] 6 Months @ 10 drs p Month [undecipherable]
11. 15
By balance to be Certified on Interest from the 1st July 1783 . . . 349. 76
481. 22
War Department
Accountants Office
April 1st 1794
Settled under the Act of Congress of the 27th March 92 — Signed J° Howell
Dr The United States in Account with William Lucy Sergt late 5th Regt S° Carolina
For his pay as Corporal from the 1st of April 1777 to the 18th May 1777 — 1 Month
17 days @ [7] 1/3 dollars p Month — 11. 49
his ditto as Sergeant from 18th May 1777 to the 1st of June 1778. 12 Months
14 days @ 8 drs p Month — 99. 73
his ditto as ditto from 1st June 1778 to the 1st July 1781. 37 Months @
10 dollars p month 370
Dollars 481. 22
Note. The 1st July 1781 was the day of the Generals Exchange. Signed J° Howell
The Auditor of the Treasury
Type
Copy of document
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for William Lucy, late sergeant in the 5th South Carolina Regiment
Date
04/01/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Accountants Office
Document number
1794040123501
Notable persons
William Lucy
Joseph Howell
Auditor of the Treasury
Notable locations
War Department Accountants Office
South Carolina
Notable items
account
pay
dollars
cents
corporal
1 April 1777
18 May 1777
1 June 1778
1 July 1781
January
February
1779
1 March 1779
1 January 1780
1 September 1779
balance
certified
interest
general exchange
settled
act of congress 27 March 1792

