Funds for West Point
Document 1795Informs Nicholas Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 3,445 dollars to transfer to Nehemiah Freeman at West Point.
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Department of W[ar]
Joshua Wentworth Esqre. Accountants Office
~New Hampshire~ December 1st 179[5]
Sir,
Your letter of the 26 Ult[imo]
I have received covering Capt Daniel Tillins Recei[pt] for eighty seven dollars & forty eight cents being for [the] Subsistence from 1st January to 31 August 1795 wh[ich] sum shall be passed to your credit on the Book[s of] this Office. —
I am Sir &c.
William Simmo[ns]
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Nicholas Fishe Esqr. Department of War
Sepr New York Accountants Off[ice]
December 2nd 179[5]
Sir,
The Treasurer of the United [States] will permit you the sum of three thousand four hundred & forty five Dollars to be paid to Lt Nehemiah Free[man] Paymaster at West Point for the following purposes V[iz]
440: 88 C[t]s For the pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers who joined at West Point Sin[ce] 30 Septemr Last —
2305: 13 Due the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at Wes[t] Point for their pay and Forage [for] Octo[ber] 179[5]
700— To pay the additional Bounty [Ration?] [to] the men wh[o] at West Point. —
3445 — Dollars For which sums you will take [the] Separate Receipts — I am Sir &c.
William Simmo[ns]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Nicholas Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 3,445 dollars to transfer to Nehemiah Freeman at West Point.
Date
12/02/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1795120221355
Page start
335
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
supervisor New York
treasurer
paymaster West Point
Corps Artillerists and Engineers
accountant
Notable locations
New York
War Accountant's Office
West Point
Notable items
pay
forage
bounty
receipts

