Payment for recruitment
Document 1795Informs Lt. Dayton that Nicholas Fish will pay him for recruiting on Governor's Island. However, Simmons cautions Lt. Dayton because Governor's Island does not produce many men that bring credit to the service.
100%
⇣
No human transcription currently available for this document.
Machine transcription not yet available for this document.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Lt. Dayton that Nicholas Fish will pay him for recruiting on Governor's Island. However, Simmons cautions Lt. Dayton because Governor's Island does not produce many men that bring credit to the service.
Date
10/12/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Repository
Document number
1795101222155
Page start
264
Notable persons
Lieutenant Horatio Dayton
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Lieutenant Dayton
Supervisor New York
Secretary of War
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
Governor's Island, New York
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
recruiting
pay
vouchers
pay roll
muster roll
examination
account