Account of Luke Demsey
Document 1793Certification of service and settlement of pay for Luke Demsey, late private in the 3rd Maryland Regiment.
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Dr. To the United States in a/c with Luke Dimsey late 3 Regt Maryd. Cr.
| Dols | cts | | Dols | cts |
|------|-----|--|------|-----|
| | | | | 6 |
By nominal pay received for
7 Mo. 23 days in the Year
1778 51 dolls @ $100 for one — 3 65
" etto for the Year 1779 — 80 dbs
@ $100 for one —
" etto for January
½ March 30 — 20 days @ 40 for h — 50
By balance to be Certified
By Interest from the
1st August 1780 — 163 66
1st [undecipherable] August [undecipherable] 175 44
Dolls 175 44
War Department
Accountants Office
December [undecipherable] 93
I declare in pursuance of an act
of the first Session of the second Congress
of the United States passed 27 Mar 92
(signed) [undecipherable] Howell
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The United States in a/c with Luke Dimsey
For his pay from 9 May 17[78]
to the 1st August 1780
26 Mo. 23 days @ 6 1/3 drs [undecipherable] 1780[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
It appears by the Muster Rolls
on file in this Office that Luke Dimsey
enlisted 9 May 1778 for the War and —
served to the End — he has been entitled to the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
30
[undecipherable] 90
3 [undecipherable]
State of [undecipherable]
Type
Document
Description
Certification of service and settlement of pay for Luke Demsey, late private in the 3rd Maryland Regiment.
Date
12/11/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Document number
1793121121010
Note
Recipient not specified, but likely Richard Harrison, Auditor of the Treasury
Notable persons
Luke Demsey
assistant commissioner of accounts
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
War Department Accountants Office
Maryland
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
muster rolls
war


