Certification of payment; Nathan Smith for purchasing cartouche boxes
Document 1801Certification of payment; $154.70 to Nathaniel Smith for purchasing cartouche boxes as ordered by the Sec. of War
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[Department of War
Accountants Office
May 6th 1799]
I Certify that there is due to the troops stationed at Fort M'Henry under the command of Cap't James Morris the sum of Five hundred eighty eight Dollars & eighty two cents being for pay of himself Lieu't [undecipherable] Lanham Samuel [undecipherable] upon [undecipherable] James Scanlon & the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the month of April 1799 which sum is to be transmitted to John Kelly Supervisor at Baltimore is to be recd from to the said Cap't Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof. —
J Hoomes
[undecipherable] Acct
Pay of the Army 2d 588. 12
The Secretary of War:
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[Accountants Office
May 7th 1799]
I Certify that there is due to James J [undecipherable] Lieutenant on the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & marines, the sum of Thirty dollars and fifty nine Cents being for his pay & subsistence from the 1st [undecipherable] to the date of his acceptance [undecipherable] dated the 30th of April 1799 —
J Hoomes
Acct
Pay in the [undecipherable] d 783 —
Traveling [undecipherable] . 9
[undecipherable] 34. 13
The Secretary of War:
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payment; $154.70 to Nathaniel Smith for purchasing cartouche boxes as ordered by the Sec. of War
Date
03/03/1801
Author
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1801030321255
Notable persons
William Simmons
Samuel Dexter
Alexander Bradley
Abraham Bradley
Nathan Smith
merchant
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Notable items
cartouche
box
supplies
provisions
allowance
disbursements
purchase
reimbursement
payment
settlement of accounts
order
pay

