Regarding disbursement of funds
Document 1795Provides detailed instructions to Lt. Nehemiah Freeman regarding the disbursement of funds to be received from Nicholas Fish.
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[to you —]
Sam Sec of War
William Simmons
Lt Nehemiah Freeman
West Point
D. of War Accountants Office
July 14th 1795
Sir
Your letter of the 1st together with Majo Howard's of the 4th Inst have been duly received — the pay and Muster Rolls of the Garrison to the 31st May and the 30th June, — immediate attention has been paid to the objects contemplated in your letter — Nicholas Talcahpist at New York will pay you the sum of two thousand four hundred and sixty five dollars and three Cents for which you will cause him to be accountable for the due application thereof — of this sums one thousand and fifty five dollars and seven cents is for the Pay of the Officers Non Commissioned Officers and Privates who were present at the Garrison of West Point on the 31st May last agreably to the Muster Rolls transmitted to this Office by Captains Stash, Morris, One thousand four hundred and eighty Dollars and seventy three Cents being for one months pay of the same who were present on the 30th of June: agreably to the Muster Rolls transmitted by yourself; and twenty eight Dollars and twenty three Cents to be paid to Lt Nathan Cutworth being a balance appearing due to him on account of pay to 31st May last, after deducting fifty Dollars which he received for the purpose of travelling and one dollar and sixty seven Cents, being the value of the rations drawn by him for part of the month of April, of Michael Gentle at Philadelphia having at a subsequent date drawn his subsistence in full for the months of April and May
Type
Letterbook
Description
Provides detailed instructions to Lt. Nehemiah Freeman regarding the disbursement of funds to be received from Nicholas Fish.
Date
07/14/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795071421155
Page start
130
Notable persons
Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Notable locations
West Point
War Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
funds

