Pay for Services as Assistant Storekeeper
Document 1796Informs the assistant storekeeper at West Point that Nicholas Fish will pay him 75 dollars for services.
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Department of War 387
Accountants' Office
Mr Joseph Cranch.
January 12th 1795
West Point
Sir
Your letter of the 4th Inst.
I have received enclosing the Receipts of George Fleming Esqr for 3000 Dollars which sum will be passed to your Credit accordingly on the Books of this Office —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Department of War
Supr New York
Accountants Office
January 12th 1795
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of Seventy five Dollars which you will please pay to Frederick Sprig at West Point for his Salary as assistant Store keeper from the 1st of October to the 31st December 1795 Inc — for which sum you will please take duplicate Receipts —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
Mr Frederick Sprig.
Department of War
West Point Sir
Accountants Office
Jany 12th 1795
Your letter of the 1st Instant enclosing your Account for Salary as Assistants Store keeper at West Point from the 1st of October to the 31st December 1795 I have received amounting to Seventy five dollars which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor of New York and for which you will give him duplicate Receipts; in future you will sign your Account —
I am Sir &c
William Simmons
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs the assistant storekeeper at West Point that Nicholas Fish will pay him 75 dollars for services.
Date
01/12/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011221255
Page start
390
Notable persons
Frederick Sprig
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
assistant storekeeper
Notable locations
West Point
War Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
account
salary
duplicate receipts

