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Document 1795Informs Freeman that the pay rolls of the garrison at West Point have been examined and that Nicholas Fish will deliver the sum of 1,745 dollars, for which Freeman is instructed to return the appropriate receipts.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
Decemr 2d 1795
Nehemiah Freeman Esqr
Inspr Pay master
West Point
Sir
I now have to inform you that the Pay Rolls of the Garrison at West point to 31 October have been examined and the amount found due being two thousand seven hundred and forty five Dollars you will receive as usual from Nicholas Fish Supaviser, New York, for which you will give your proper Receipts — A list of Alterations in the Pay Rolls you have enclosed for your government —
Agreeably to my letter of the 14 Ulto respecting the additional Bounties, I now enclose you a list of the sums due to those Soldiers of the Corps inlisted by the Officers who have settled their Recruiting Accounts at this Office amounting to six hundred and fifty five Dollars & 17/100 — As this Account will be encreasing when the Officers settle their Accounts — It has been thought advisable to transmit the Sum of Seven hundred Dollars for the purpose of making those payments — which has been accordingly done — You will receive that sum of Nicholas Fish for which you will give your Receipts — I shall from time to time as Officers settle their Accounts transmit you a further list of Retained Bounties — After making the payments I have to request you will transmit the Receipts together with a list of the monies and sums paid: —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Freeman that the pay rolls of the garrison at West Point have been examined and that Nicholas Fish will deliver the sum of 1,745 dollars, for which Freeman is instructed to return the appropriate receipts.
Date
12/02/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795120221155
Page start
336
Notable persons
Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York
temporary paymaster
garrison
soldiers
corps of artillerists and engineers
officers
accountant
Notable locations
West Point
War Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
pay rolls
bounties
accounts
receipts
monies

