Vouchers, Update on Deposits
Document 1795General business of accounting, Dr. Lauton's extortion discussed.
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[Go. Fleming
recd 21 August [1795]
No d 22[undecipherable]]
West Point Aug. 17th 1795
Sir,
I enclose you a packet of vouchers, for contingent expenses, amounting 2482 dollars & 27 cents.
I received the 8 instant a letter from the Deputy Supervisor of the district of New York advising me of $279 [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] transmitted by the War department to the Supervisors Office for me. The day I received the letter I wrote triplicate receipts for said money, (having been in great want of it) and forwarded them to Colo Fish, requesting him to deposit it in the Branch bank for me. You will much oblige me by sending me a statement of my account to the 30th of June last.
Doctor Canton is gone, also the 30 dollars. He owed every person he could inveigle to lend him money or trust him. There was no possibility of his securing the public, even if he had inclined to.
I am, Sir, Your most obedient
Humble servant
G. Fleming
Wm. Simmons Esqr
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
General business of accounting, Dr. Lauton's extortion discussed.
Date
08/17/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Document number
1795081770001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
George Fleming
Doctor Lauton
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Notable items
vouchers
bills
account
statement

