Account of Mordecai McFarland
Document 1794Certification of service and settlement of pay for the estate of Mordecai McFarland, late Sergeant in the 4th South Carolina Regiment.
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[N°. 505
Mordecai Mc Farland
Serg. b. 4th Reg.t S. C.
May 23rd. 1794—]
The United States in account with the Estate of Mordecai McFarland late Serg.t [4th Reg.t S.C. &c.]
Dr.
| drs. | cts. |
|------|------|
For his pay from the 1st November 1779
to the 12th of May 1780 Inclusively
6 Mo.s 12 days @ 10 dollars ⅌
Month
Cr.
| drs. | cts. |
|------|------|
| 1 | 37 |
| — | 30 |
By nominal pay rec. of the Unto States from 1st November 1779 to
January 1780 — 2 Months @
10 drs ⅌ Month — 20 ..
" state of the State from 1st Nov[ember]
to 1st Jany 1780 2 Mo.s @
10 drs ⅌ Month — 20 ..
@ 10 drs ⅌ Month — 40 ..
" 24 Too for one
Indent & N° 108 rec. of the State
for [undecipherable] Staff dys offered
By balance to be Certified on Interest
from the 1st August 1780 — 32 63
[Vlt. 32]
War Department
Accountants Office
May 23d. 1794
Settled agreeably to the Act of the [undecipherable]
March 1792 — V.t Howell
(Signed) V.t Howell
Note — The above man having
being a few days after the Capture of
Charlestown and not being able to [undecipherable] particular after
to the time of surrender — have only allowed to
(Signed) [undecipherable]
The Auditor of the Treasury
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for the estate of Mordecai McFarland, late Sergeant in the 4th South Carolina Regiment.
Date
05/23/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department Accountants Office
Document number
1794052323501
Notable persons
Mordecai McFarland
Joseph Howell
Richard Harrison
Auditor of the Treasury
Notable locations
War Department Accountants Office
South Carolina
Treasury Office
Charlestown
Charleston
Notable items
Account
nominal pay
dollars
cents
balance
certified
interest
settled
act of 27 March 1792
1 November 1779
12 May 1780
capture of Charlestown
time of surrender
1 January 1780
indent
pounds sterling
1 August 1780

