Funds for the Ordnance Department at West Point
Document 1796Informs Fleming that the Ordnance Department at West Point will receive the sum of 3000 dollars from Nicholas Fish.
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Nathaniel Gorham Esqre
Supr Boston
Department of War
Accountants Office
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.
Springfield
Masstts
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 19th 1795
Sir
You will receive from Nathaniel Gorham Esqre 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 Esqre
West-Point —
Department of War
Accountants Office
January 19th 1795 —
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqre Supt 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 Fleming that the Ordnance Department at West Point will receive the sum of 3000 dollars from Nicholas Fish.
Date
01/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011921355
Page start
398
Notable persons
George Fleming
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Ordnance Department
Notable locations
West Point
War Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
account
duplicate receipts

