Instructions to pay Nehemiah Freeman
Document 1795Directs Nicholas Fish to pay Lt. Nehemiah Freeman at West Point.
No human transcription currently available for this document.
This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.
above sums; as it appeared proper to State Separate Accounts for their pay.
Nicholas Fisk Supervisor at New York is directed to pay you the following sums Viz! — Three thousand and eighty six dollars and ninety six Cents, being for the arrearages of Pay due such men of the Corps as have arrived at West Point in the Months of June and July last agreeably to the endorsed receipt Rolls from N° 1 to 7. Three Dollars and Sixty One Cents, being a balance appearing due Philip Rodrigue Cadet on Settlement of his account for Pay to the 30th June last; and the like sum of Three Dollars and Sixty one Cents due Philips Landais Cadet being also a balance appearing in his favour on settlement of his Account of Pay to the 30th June last — The whole of which three sums amounting to three thousand and ninety four Dollars and eighty Cents you are to apply to the purposes above mentioned and for which you are to be held accountable untill the Necessary Receipts are Received at this Office.
The transmission of the Pay of Capt. Thompson's Company for the Months of July and August agreeably to your Re=quest is suspended for future consideration.
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Nicholas Fisk Esqr. D. of War Accountants' Office
Supt. New York. August 4th 1795.
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the following sums Viz:
Three thousand and eighty six Dollars and ninety six Cents being for the arrearages of Pay such men of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers as have arrived at West Point in the months of June and July last — Three Dollars and sixty one Cents being a balance appearing due Philip Roderique Cadet on Settlement of his ac=count for Pay to the 30th June last and a like sum of Three Dollars and Sixty one Cents due Philip Landais Cadet on settlement of his account for pay to the same period — which three sums amounting to Three Thousand and Ninety four Dollars and eighteen Cents, you are to pay to Nehemiah Free=man temporary Paymaster at West Point — taking his receipt to be accountable for the due Application thereof —
I am Sir &c —
The Secretary of War, D. of War Accountants' Office
Sir August 4th 1795.
On the 15th July 1794 there was transmitted to Nathaniel Gorham Supervisor at Boston the following sums, upon Warrants from the War Department, to be by him transmitted to the several persons for the purpose of mounting Artillery, which sums are Still un=appropriated by him, and are now now in his possession, should it still be necessary that he should forwards this money as before directed it may be proper to order him so to do, or to have it im=mediately returned to the Treasurer of the States. —
Daniel Rogers Supr. for Warr. N° 946 for 200. —
Nathl. T. Fosdick 947 " 250. —
Samuel R. Gerry 949 ... 250. —
700 Dolls
I am Sir &c —
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Directs Nicholas Fish to pay Lt. Nehemiah Freeman at West Point.
Date
08/07/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795080721255
Page start
178
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
Notable locations
New York
War Accountant's Office
West Point

