Certification of payments; Private Richard Town
Document 1798Certification that $7.43 is due Private Richard Town, late of Captain Donald G. Mitchell's Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay from January 1 to February 24, 1798, the date of his discharge.
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Dto Accountants Office
July 19 1797
I certify that there is due to Captain Recruit L 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 Merrell, 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.
315.77 Pay of the army
14.13 Bounties Soldiers
[underline: 330.00?] Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Accountants Office
July 19th 1797
I certify that there is due to Serjt Phillip 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 inlisting them which sum is to be transmitted to James Reade Collector Wilmington N. Carolina.
Bounties 30
Premium 6 The Sec of war Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $7.43 is due Private Richard Town, late of Captain Donald G. Mitchell's Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay from January 1 to February 24, 1798, the date of his discharge.
Date
02/26/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798022621151
Note
Added document.
Notable persons
Peter Hagner
James McHenry
Private Richard Town
Captain Donald G. Mitchell
Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
discharge

