Salary for William Atkins
Document 1796Notifies Reed that he is to pay the salary of William Atkins for supervising fortifications on the Cape Fear River.
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Wm E Atkins Department of War
Superintendant Accountants Office
of Fortifications April 6, 1796
Wilmington
Sir,
You will receive from James Reede Collector of the Customs at Wilmington the sum of Seven hundred and ten Dollars for your salary from 10th June 1794 to 30 Novr 1795 for which sum you will please give him duplicate receipts —
I am &c
William Simmons
James Reede Esqr Department of War
Collector of Customs Wilmington Accountants Office
North Carolina April 6, 1796 —
Sir,
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Seven hundreds and Ten Dollars which you will please pay to Wm E Atkins at Wilmington for Superintending the Fortifications at Cape Fear River from 10 June 1794 to the 30 Novr 1795 for which he will sign duplicate Receipts one of which to be transmitted to this Office,
I am &c
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman Department of War
[undecipherable] to the Corps of A & G Accountants Office
West Point April 6, 1796
Sir,
The pay rolls of the Corps of A & G have been examined and find due thereon Two thousand Nine Hundred and five Dollars and eighty seven Cents after deducting the pay of John B Wright Serjt & James [undecipherable] Corporals who have been paid at this Office which sum you will Receive of Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Reed that he is to pay the salary of William Atkins for supervising fortifications on the Cape Fear River.
Date
04/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796040621755
Page start
31
Notable persons
James Reed
William Simmons
collector of customs
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Cape Fear River
Notable items
pay
fortifications
superintending
receipts

