Receipts to Fish's credit
Document 1796Notes the receipt of three receipts that are to be entered to Fish's credit in the books of the War Department Accountants Office.
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for the Month of April 1796 for which fund him with duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
George Fleming Esqr Department of war
West Point Accountants office
New York May 30 — 1796—
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor of New York the sum of Seventy three Dollars for the pay of a Detachment of the 1st Sub Legion stationed at West Point for the services of the ordnance Department for their pay for the Month of April 1796 for which fund you will furni- duplicate receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Secretary of War Accountants Office
May 30 1796—
Sir
enclosed is the Opinion of the Attorney Genl on the subject of the Claims of Genl Wayne as Commissioner for treating with the Western Indians, & Capt Henry De Butts as Secretary to him if these Gentlemen will therefore please to make out their Accounts conformably thereto and approved by you they can immediately be settled —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notes the receipt of three receipts that are to be entered to Fish's credit in the books of the War Department Accountants Office.
Date
05/24/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796052421955
Page start
77
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Major John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
George Fleming
Lieutenant Horatio Dayton
Notable locations
New York
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
books

