Certification of payments; account of Elias Langham
Document 1798Certification that $1688.01 is due Elias Langham, military storekeeper at Shepherdstown Virginia [now West Virginia], being the amount of the expenditures related to the contingent expenses of the Military Store Department and his compensation from July 1796 through December 1797.
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D.W. Accountants Office
July 19 1797
I certify that there is due to Captain Recruits S. Blackburn, Lieutenants John Saunders and James Triplett Cadets Peter Hamlin and Thomas Blackburn, the non Commissioned Officers and Privates under the command of Capt Blackburn stationed at Fort Norfolk, the sum of [underline: Three hundred thirty nine dollars and ninety cents] being for his and their pay for June 1797 and for balance of bounty due to Timothy Merrill, Henry Kent & Peter Johnson Privates which sum is to be transmitted to Edward Carrington, Supervisor Virginia, and to be by him paid to the said Capt Blackburn who is to be accountable for the due application thereof.
333.77 Pay of the army
14.13 Bounties Soldiers
[undecipherable]
The Secretary of War
Wm Simmons
Acct
Accountants Office
July 19th 1797
I certify that there is due to Sergt Philipp Williams commanding at Fort Johnson N. Carolina the sum of [underline: thirty six dollars], being amount of Bounty paid by him to 3 Recruits & premium for enlisting them which sum is to be transmitted to James Read Esq Collector Wilmington N. Carolina.
Bounties 30
Premium 6
The Secy of War
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $1688.01 is due Elias Langham, military storekeeper at Shepherdstown Virginia [now West Virginia], being the amount of the expenditures related to the contingent expenses of the Military Store Department and his compensation from July 1796 through December 1797.
Date
02/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798022821151
Notable persons
Peter Hagner
James McHenry
Elias Langham
military storekeeper
Military Store Department
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Shepherdstown
Virginia
West Virginia
Notable items
pay
expenditures
contingent expenses
expenses

