Certification of payments; detachment at Governors Island
Document 1798Certification that $365.42 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Governors Island under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, being the pay of himself, Lieutenant William Wilson, Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn (including forage), and the non-commissioned officers and privates for February 1798.
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Accountants Office
March 5 1798
I Certify that there is due to a detachment Corps of Artillery & Engineers stationed at Governors Island under the command of Capt Frederick Frye the sum of three hundred sixty five Dollars & forty two cents being for pay & Subsistence of Capt Frye Lieut William Nelson, pay subsistence & forage of Samuel Osborne Surgeons Mate & the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the said Detachment for February 1798. which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor, New York to be by him paid to the said Captain Frye who is to be accountable for the due application of the same —
Peter Hagner
Acct.
$316 72 Pay of the Army }
42 70 Subsistence of Officers
6.. Forage of do
$365 42
The Secy of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification that $365.42 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Governors Island under the command of Captain Frederick Frye, being the pay of himself, Lieutenant William Wilson, Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn (including forage), and the non-commissioned officers and privates for February 1798.
Date
03/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798030821151
Notable persons
Peter Hagner
James McHenry
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York
detachment
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
command
Captain Frederick Frye
Lieutenant William Wilson
Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn
non-commissioned officers
privates
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Governors Island
New York
accountants office
Notable items
pay
forage

