Pay for Captain of Naval Frigate Constitution
Document 1796Notifies Nicholson, Capt. of the naval frigate building at Boston, that he will receive his pay and subsistence from Nathaniel Gorham.
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Augustin De Grasse
Tempy Engineer
Charleston
So Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 10th 1796
Sir
Daniel Stevens Esqr Supr of South
Carolina will pay you the sum of Two hundred &twenty seven
Dollars and fifty Cents being for your pay from 1st Jany to 31st March
1796 for which sum you will please Sign Duplicate Receipts
I am &c —
Daniel Stevens Supervisor
Charleston
So Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 18th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States
will Transmit you the sum of Two hundred twenty seven Dollars
and fifty Cents which you will please pay to Augustin De Grasse
Tempy Engineer at Charleston, for his pay from 1st Jany to 31st March
1796 for which sum he will sign Duplicate Receipts
I am &c —
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supt Transport
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 18th 1796 —
Sir
I have received under Cover the following Receipts
Vizt — Lieut Nehemiah Freeman for — — Drs 2,905, 07
Mrs E Caphias Roberts for — — — 115,
Gorman Cleveman Esq for — — — — 500,
Drs 3,520, 07
Amounting in the whole to Three thousand five hundred &twenty Dollars
and eighty seven Cents which will be placed to your Credit accordingly in
the Books of this office — In future you will please make a list of the
Receipts transmitted to this office. I am &c William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Nicholson, Capt. of the naval frigate building at Boston, that he will receive his pay and subsistence from Nathaniel Gorham.
Date
04/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796041121655
Page start
36
Notable persons
Captain Samuel Nicholson
William Simmons
Nathaniel Gorham
supervisor Boston
Notable locations
Boston
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
frigate Constitution
pay
subsistence
receipts

