Instructions to pay Major Rivardi
Document 1795Directs Nicholas Fish to pay Major Rivardi.
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Nehemiah Freeman.
P.M. pro Tem.
West Point
Dep War Accountants Office
August 18. 1795
Sir Your letter of the 12 Inst. enclosing Extracts of the Proceedings of the Councils of administration at West Point I have received, and in answer thereto have to inform you that the Secretary of War has directed that the money remaining in your hands due [undecipherable: probable reading: draftors] of the Corps, be applied to the Contingent Purposes thereof such as the expenses of transporting the money from New York to West Point - You will therefore keep a regular account of all payments made by you on that head taking Receipts for each sum paid - which are to be transmitted with your Account to this Office. -
I am Sir yr c
In the absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Clk
Type
Letterbook
Description
Directs Nicholas Fish to pay Major Rivardi.
Date
08/18/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795081821255
Page start
195
Note
Document is second on the page of two.
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
Peter Hagner
John Jacob Rivardi
Notable locations
New York
War Accountant's Office
West Point
Notable items
pay

