Account of William Knighton
Document 1794Certification of service and settlement of pay for William Knighton, late private in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment
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[No 415
William Knighton
Prive 3d Regt S.C.
January 10th 1794]
Dr The United States in Account with Wil[liam Knighton Prive late 3d Regt So Carolina]
| | drs | cts |
For his Pay from the 6th Feby 1778
to the 1st July 1781 — 40 Months
25 days @ 6⅔ drs ꝑ Month 272,, 22
Dolls 272,, 22
The Auditor of the Treasury —
By nominal Pay received from the
State of South Carolina for — 10
Months 26 days in the Year 1778
135 89/100 dotts @ 3 74/100 for one — 36 32
,, ditto of do for Jany & Feby 79 — 25
,, ditto of the United States
from 1st Mar 79 to 1st.
Feby 80. 11 Months } 73. 33
@ 6⅔ drs ꝑ Mo —
,, ditto Addl of the State
from 1st Sept 79 to 1st Feby. } 30 —
80 — 5 Mos. @ 6 drs — 128. 33 @
16 78/100 for one 7,, 65
By balance to be Certified on
Interest from the 1st July 1781 228 25
Dotts 272,, 22
War Department
Accountants Office
January 16th 1794
Settled in pursuance of an act of
the first Session of the second Congress of
the United States passed the 27th March
1792 — (signed) Jos Howell
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for William Knighton, late private in the 3rd South Carolina Regiment
Date
01/10/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Accountants Office
Document number
1794011024701
Notable persons
William Knighton
Regiment
Joseph Howell
Richard Harrison
Auditor of the Treasury
Notable locations
Accountants Office
South Carolina
Treasury Office
United States
Notable items
Account
nominal pay
dollars
cents
balance
certified
interest
settled
act of the first session of the second congress of the united states
27 March 1792
6 February 1778
1 July 1781
January
February
1779
1 March 1779
1 February 1780
1 September 1779

