Pay for Cheeseman and Sprig
Document 1796Directs Fish to pay money received from the U.S. Treasurer to Foreman Cheeseman and Frederick Sprig for their salaries.
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[undecipherable]man Cheeseman
Constructor of the Frigate
building at New York
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 5. 1796
Sir
You will receive, from Nicholas Fish Esqr. Supervisor of New York the sum of Five hundred Dollars — being for your salary from 1st Jany to 31st March 1796 for which sum You will please sign duplicate Receipts —
Your obt
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Fish to pay money received from the U.S. Treasurer to Foreman Cheeseman and Frederick Sprig for their salaries.
Date
04/05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796040522255
Page start
29
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Treasurer
Foreman Cheeseman
constructor
Frederick Spring
assistant store keeper
Notable locations
New York
Dept. of War Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
salary
receipts
frigate