Funds for the Springfield Armory
Document 1796Informs Ames that the public armory at Springfield will receive the sum of 1837 dollars from Nathaniel Gorham.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
Nathaniel Gorham Esqr
Supr Boston January 19th 1795
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of 1837 Dollars which you will please pay to Mr. David Ames at Springfield being on account of the public Armoury at that place and for which sum he will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof —
I am Sir Yr
William Simmons
Mr David Ames. Department of War
" Springfield Accountants Office
Supr Masts January 19th 1795
Sir
You will receive from Nathaniel Gorham Esqr Supervisor at Boston the sum of 1837 dollars being on account of the public Armoury at Springfield and which sum you will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof —
I am Sir Yr
William Simmons
George Fleming Esqr Department of War
In West-Point Accountants Office
Sir January 19th 1795
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supr New York, the sum of 3,000 Dollars being on account of the Ordnance Department at West-Point for which sum you will sign duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof. —
I am Sir Yr
William Simmons
Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Ames that the public armory at Springfield will receive the sum of 1837 dollars from Nathaniel Gorham.
Date
01/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011921255
Page start
398
Notable persons
David Ames
William Simmons
Nathaniel Gorham
Supervisor at Boston
Notable locations
Springfield, Massachusetts
War Accountant's Office
Boston
armory
Notable items
account
public armory
duplicate receipts

