Instructions to Pay Forman Cheeseman

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Department of War 377 Accountants’ Office January 4th. 1796 Nicholas Fish Esq. Supr. New York _ Sir The Treasurer will remit you the sum of Five hundred Dollars which you will please pay to Forman Cheesman, being for his Salary as Constructor of the Frigate building at New York from the 1st of October to te 31st December 1795 inc. for which sum please take duplicate receipts. __ I am Sir &c William Simmons

Type

Letterbook

Description

Informs Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 500 dollars to pay the constructor of a frigate building in New York.

Date

01/04/1795

Recipient

Sent from

War Accountant's Office

Document number

1796010421355

Page start

379

Notable persons

Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Samuel Meredith
Forman Cheesman
Forman Cheeseman
constructor

Notable locations

New York
War Accountant's Office

Notable items

pay
salary
frigate
duplicate receipts