Pay to the Wife of an Officer
Document 1796Directions to Fish regarding a sum of money that is to be paid to the wife of an officer for his Army pay
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Capt Edwd Millery
Middletown Connecticut
Department of War
Accountants
April 2. 1794
Sir,
I received your letter of the 2[undecipherable]. The pay due to Peter Cotton can be made up on the mu[undecipherable] roll The pay of John Demut & Nathaniel Randall [undecipherable] will examine, for the Months you mention they have no[undecipherable] their pay — there no doubt was some reason on the Mu[undecipherable] Rolls why their pay was not made up I received [undecipherable] Accounts and Vouchers for Recruiting, which will be fo[undecipherable] examination.
I am &c
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 2 - [undecipherable]
Sir,
You will receive from the Trea[undecipherable] of the United States the sum of One hundred and [undecipherable] which sum you will please to pay to Mrs & Sophia [undecipherable] account of the pay of her Husband Major Richard [undecipherable] and take her Receipt accordingly
I am &c
William Simmons
[Sent: Spring
West Point
New York]
Department of War
Accountants Office
5 April 1794
Sir
Nicholas Shield Esq. will pay you the [undecipherable] of Ninety Dollars being for your salary from the 1 Jan to 31 M[undecipherable] 1794 for which sum you will give him duplicate receipts
I am &c
William Simm[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directions to Fish regarding a sum of money that is to be paid to the wife of an officer for his Army pay
Date
04/02/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796040221955
Page start
28
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Supervisor New York
Mrs. Sophia Roberts
Captain Richard B. Roberts
Treasurer
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
receipts
pay


