Certification of payment; Privates John Brown and James Scott, of Captain Eddins' Company, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1801Certification of payment; $40 to Privates John Brown and James Scott, of Captain Eddins' Company, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers.
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[Department of War
Accountants Office
May 6th 1799]
I Certify that there is due to the troops stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Capt James Morris the sum of Five hundred eighty eight Dollars & eighty two cents being for pay of himself Lieut Davy Saukus Samuel C—son Surrua James Jaunion & the non commisioned Officers & Privates for the month of April 1799 which sum is to be transmitted to John Sitly Supervisor at Baltimore is to be remn fored to the said Capt Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
J Humes
d— Genl
Pay of the Army 2d 588. 12
The Secretary of War:
Accountants Office
May 7th 1799
I Certify that there is due to James I Heth Lieutenant on the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, the sum of Thirty dollars and fifty nine Cents being for his pay & subsistence from the 1st [upon] the date of his acceptance [of] the 30th of [undecipherable] 1799 —
J Huynes
d Lea
Pay in the 1st times d 783 —
Travelling date — 21
Allowance [undecipherable] 19
The Secretary of War:
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $40 to Privates John Brown and James Scott, of Captain Eddins' Company, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers.
Date
03/11/1801
Author
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1801031121255
Notable persons
William Simmons
Samuel Dexter
Captain Theodore Meminger
paymaster
Lieutenant Charles Wolestoncraft
Private John Brown
Private James Scott
Captain Eddin
Captain Eddins
company
2nd Regiment
Artillerists and Engineers
John Brown
private
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
certificate
accounts
payment
settlement of account
retirement
absento

