Account of John McMahan
Document 1794Certification of service and settlement of pay for John McMahan, late Sergeant in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment
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[N° 526
Jno McMahan Sergt
Sergt 3d Regt S. C.
January 20th 1794]
The United States in Account with John McMahan Sergt late 3d Regt S. Carolina &c.
| | dolls | cts | | dolls | cts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For his Pay as Private from S. to 20th April 1777 – 19 days @ 2⅔ dollars p Month | | | By monies recd of the State of South Carolina for 9 Months in the Year 1777 17 Months @ 1/100 | 111 | 34 |
| " his ditto as Sargt from 20th April 1777 to the 1st of June 1778 3 Months 72 days @ 8 dolls p Mo | 4 | 22 | " ditto of do for the Year 1778 – | | 240 |
| " ditto do from 1st June 78 to the | 10¾ | 20 | " ditto of do 3 two dollars for one dollars @ 3 [undecipherable] | 6⅞ | 33 |
| 1st July 81 37 Months @ 10 drs | 370 | – | " ditto do for Jany Feby 79 @ 40 | | |
| | | | " ditto of the United States from 1st Mar 79 to 1st Sept 1780 11 Months @ 10 drs | | 110 |
| | | | " ditto Acct do of the State for 1st Sept 79 to the S. Feby 80 5 Months @ | | 50 – |
| | | | [undecipherable] Feby 80 5 Months @ 200 @ 10 drs p Mo | 16 | 78/100 |
| | | | By balance to be Certified on | 14 | 92 |
| | | | Interest from S. July 1781 – | bills | 241 | 86 |
| | bills | 431 | 42 | | bills | 431 | 42 |
Note – The 1st of July 1781 was the day of the General Exchange [undecipherable] J. H.
War Department
Accountants Office
January 20th 1794
Settled in pursuance of an
Act of the first Session of the second
Congress of the United States passed
the 27th March 1792 –
The Auditor of the Treasury –
[signature]
Type
Copy of document
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for John McMahan, late Sergeant in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment
Date
01/20/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Accountants Office
Document number
1794012021501
Notable persons
John McMahan
Joseph Howell
Auditor of the Treasury
Notable locations
Accountants Office
South Carolina
United States
Notable items
Account
pay
dollars
cents
general exchange
balance
certified
interest
settled
act of the first session of the second congress of the united states
27 March 1792
1 July 1781
1 April 1777
20 April 1777
1 June 1778
January
February
1779
1 March 1779
1 February 1780
1 September 1779

