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.
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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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Type
Letterbook
Description
Informs Fish, Supervisor at New York, that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 80 dollars due to a detachment.
Date
02/24/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796022421155
Page start
441
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Treasurer of the United States
Samuel Meredith
1st Sub Legion
Ordnance Department
George Fleming
Notable locations
New York
Department of War Accountant's Office
West Point
Notable items
pay
receipts