Funds for the Springfield Armory
Document 1796War Accountant informs Nathaniel Gorham that the Treasury Secretary will remit him the sum of $1837, to be paid to David Ames for the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts.
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Nathaniel Gorham Esqr Accountants Office
Supr Boston January 19th 1795—
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of 1837 Dollars which you will please pay to Mr David Ames at Springfield being on account of the public Armoury at that place and for which sum he will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof—
I am Sir Yr
William Simmons
Mr David Ames. Department of War
Springfield Accountants Office
Mas January 19th 1795—
Sir
You will receive from Nathaniel Gorham Esqr Supervisor at Boston the sum of 1837 dollars being on account of the public Armoury at Springfield and which sum you will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof—
I am Sir Yr
William Simmons
George Fleming Esqr. Department of War
West Point— Accountants Office
Sir January 19th 1795—
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supr New York, the sum of 3,000 Dollars being on account of the Ordnance Department at West Point and for which sum you will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof——
I am Sir Yr
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
War Accountant informs Nathaniel Gorham that the Treasury Secretary will remit him the sum of $1837, to be paid to David Ames for the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts.
Date
01/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795011921155
Page start
398
Note
Document is the first on the page, which is a series of three.
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
William Simmons
[Alexander Hamilton]
David Ames
Treasury Secretary:
Notable locations
Boston
War Accountant's Office
Treasury
Springfield
Massachusetts
armory
Notable items
pay

