Recruiting Account and Vouchers
Document 1796Simmons notes the receipt of Captain Donald Mitchell's recruiting account and vouchers and notifies him that he will receive payment from Nicholas Fish.
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[Donald G. Mitchell
in the Corps of Artillerists
Engineer West Point —]
Department of War
Accountants Office,
April 22. 1796
Sir
I have received your letter of the 15 Inst with the Recruiting account and Vouchers; they have been examined and found right amounting to Forty one Dollars and fifty two Cents which sum you will receive of Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York; for which you will please sign duplicate receipts —
I am &c—
William Simmons
[Nicholas Fish Esq.
Supervisor
New York]
Department of War
Accountants Office,
April 22. 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Forty one Dollars and fifty two Cents being the amount of Capt Donald G. Mitchell's in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West point's Recruiting account which sum you will please to pay him and take his receipts for the same,
I am &c
William Simmons —
[The Secretary of War]
Department of War
Accountants Office
April 25. 1796 —
Sir
I have the Honor to enclose to you two Estimates for Militia Services in Georgia Received from Constant Freeman A.W.D. in that Quarter together with extracts of his letters on the subject. One of the Estimates you will observe is for services in the Years 1793 and early part of 1794 and for which no appropriations has been made by
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons notes the receipt of Captain Donald Mitchell's recruiting account and vouchers and notifies him that he will receive payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
04/22/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796042221455
Page start
48
Notable persons
Captain Donald Mitchell
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
corps artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
West Point
Dept. of War Accountants Office
New York
Notable items
pay
recruiting account
vouchers
receipts

