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Document 1795Informs Lt. Dayton that he will receive the sum of 107 dollars from Nicholas Fish.
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Nicholas Fisho Esqr
Dept New York.
Department of War 377
Accountants Office
January 4th 1796.
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of Five hundred Dollars which you will please pay to Forman Cheeseman, being for his Salary as Constructor of the Frigate building at New York from the 1st of October to the 31st December 1795 Inc. for which sum please take duplicate receipts. —
I am Sir yr
William Simmons
Nicholas Fishe Esqr
Supt New York.
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 5th 1796.
Sir
The Treasurer wills remit you the sum of 107 Dollars, which you will please pay to Lieut Horatio R. Dayton being for the pay of himself and men for the month of December 1795 for which sum he will give you Duplicate Receipt to be accountable for the application thereof —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Lieut Horatio R. Dayton
Governors Islands
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 5th 1796.
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Supervisor. the sum of 107 Dollars for the pay of yourself and men for the month of December 1795 for which sum you will give him Duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due Application thereof — William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Lt. Dayton that he will receive the sum of 107 dollars from Nicholas Fish.
Date
01/05/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796010521155
Page start
380
Notable persons
Horatio Dayton
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Notable locations
Governor's Island, New York
War Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
duplicate receipts

