Credit to Gorham's Account
Document 1796A receipt will be placed on Gorham's credit in the books of the War Department Accountants Office.
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Peter Jacob U Rewards
Major in the Corps of
Art.y & Eng.rs West Point
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 21st 1794
Sir
You will receive of Nicholas D[undecipherable]
Esquire Supervisor New York the sum of One hundred &
five Dollars being on Account of your pay for which sum
you will please sign duplicate receipts to be Accountable
I am &c
William Simmon[s]
Nicholas Fish Esq.r
Supervisor
New York
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 21 1794
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States remit you the sum of One hundred and forty Five Dollars
on account of the pay of Major [undecipherable] Rewards of the Corps of
Artillerists and Engineers at West Point which sum you will
please pay to him and take his receipts to be accountable
I am &c
William Simmons
Nath.l Gorham Esq.r
Sup.r Boston
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 22nd 1794
Sir
Yours of the 18th Inst.t enclosing the receipt
of Caleb Gibbs for one hundred and eighty eight Dollars —
Received — which sum will be passed to your Credit accordingly in
the Books of this Office —
I am &c
William Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
A receipt will be placed on Gorham's credit in the books of the War Department Accountants Office.
Date
04/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796042221255
Page start
47
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
William Simmons
supervisor Boston
Caleb Gibbs
clerk
Notable locations
Boston
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
books
receipt


