Payment for duties as storekeeper
Document 1795Informs Frederick Sprig that Samuel Fisher will pay him for duties as store keeper at West Point.
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Frederick Yong
Apt Store keeper
West Point
D. of War. Accountants Off.
October 8, 1795.
Sir,
Your letter of the 1st [inst?] enclosing
your account of Salary for duty, [Aug?] 1 and Sept 1795 amounting
to twenty five Dollars. I have received, which sum you will
receive from Mr Samuel Fisher and for which you will give
him duplicate Receipts.
I am Sir &c.
William Simmons
Edward Carrington Esqr
[?] Supervisor. Richmond
Virginia
D. of War. Accountants Off.
October 8, 1795.
Sir
I have received under cover a Re[ceipt]
of Jacquelin Ambler, Treasurer of the State of Virginia for one thou-
sand Dollars, also a receipt of [Lt?] John [Perry?] for two hundred
twelve Dollars and forty four Cents, making the sum of one thou-
sand, two hundred twelve Dollars and forty four Cents, which will
be passed to your Credit accordingly.
I am Sir &c.
William Simmons
Capt. Edward Miller
Middletown
Connecticut.
D. of War. Accountants Off.
October 8, 1795.
Sir,
I have received your letter of the [undecipherable]
Instant enclosing your receipt Roll for the Months of July & Aug[ust]
1795; also your pay Roll for September. The Receipt Roll h[as]
been examined, and the amount thereof will be passed to your
Credit. — You will receive from John Chester Esqr Supervisor [of?]
[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Frederick Sprig that Samuel Fisher will pay him for duties as store keeper at West Point.
Date
10/08/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795100821055
Page start
253
Notable persons
Frederick Sprig
William Simmons
Samuel Fisher
store keeper
Notable locations
West Point
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay

