Instructions to Pay a Detachment
Document 1796Informs Fish, Supervisor at New York, that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 80 dollars due to a detachment.
Department of War
Accountants' Office
Nicholas Fish Esqr-.
February 24th 1796
Supr. New York
Sir
The Treasure of the United States will transmit you
the sum of Eight Dollars and Ninety three cents Due to a detachment of the 1st SubLegion in the service of the United States stationed at West Point for the Service of the Ordnance Department being for their pay for the month of January 1796 which sum you are to pay to George (indecipherable) at West Point taking his receipts to be accountable for the application thereof. I am (indecipherable)
William Simmons
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