Account of William Hilton
Document 1794Certification of service and settlement of pay for William Hilton, late private in the 5th Regt. South Carolina.
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C[r] The United States in Account with William Hilton, [late?] [undecipherable] S. Ca[rolina] — dolls cts
For his Pay from the 3 April 1777 to
the 12th May 1780 Inclusively
37 Months 12 days @ 63 d[ollar]s — 249. 33
[currency mark]
By nominal Pay received from the State
of South Carolina for 9 Months in the
Year 1777 62,100 dolls @ 1/100 for one 39. 40
" ditto of d° for the Year 177[undecipherable] 83 dolls @
[undecipherable] — 22. 93
" ditto of d° in January February and
March 1779 — 6. 97
" ditto of the United States for
9 Months in 1779 @ 63 d[ollar]s 60 —
" ditto Add[l?] of the State of South
Carolina from the 5th Sept
[to] the 5 January 30 is [undecipherable] @
4 Months @ 6 d[ollar]s — [undecipherable]
By balance to be Certified on Interest
from the 5th August 1780 — 180. 3
Dollars 249. 33
[currency mark]
Note pay allow'd to 12th May 1780 the
day of his Captivity as the time of
this Captivity cannot be [positively?]
ascertained
Dollars 249. 33
[currency mark]
To the Auditor of the Treasury —
War Department
Accountants Office
January 26th 1794
Settled in pursuance of an Act of the first
session of the second Congress of the United States
passed the 27th March 1792 —
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Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for William Hilton, late private in the 5th Regt. South Carolina.
Date
01/20/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1794012021010
Notable persons
William Hilton
Joseph Howell, Accountant
Richard Harrison, Auditor of the Treasury
Notable locations
Accountants Office
South Carolina
Treasury Office
United States
Notable items
Account
nominal pay
dollars
cents
balance to be certified on interest
settled in pursuance of an Act of the First Session of the Second Congress of the United States passed the 27th March 1792
escape
captivity

