Pay for the 1st Sub Legion
Document 1796Notifies Fish that he will receive money from the Treasurer to be forwarded to George Fleming at West Point for the pay of a detachment of the 1st Sub Legion.
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John Chester Esq
Ship
Connecticut Department of War
Accountants Office,
June 3d 1796 — Sir I received your Letter of the 29 ulto enclosing Capt Edwd McArs rect for two hundred Dollars for the Recruiting Service which Sum will be disposed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. — All letters to this Office being free it is therefore unnecessary for you to pay postage on any public Letters addressed to Sr &c
Wm Simmons — Capt R. I. Blackburn
Dumfries
Virginia Sir Philadelphia 3 June 96 I Received your Letter of the 25 ulto — a Court of Inquiry has been appointed, and have proceeded to West Point but for want of Mr Simmons who is on this [undecipherable] it has been postponed until his arrival at West Point when any thing occurs worthy of Notice I will inform you thereof the Officers sent on for this purpose is Majors Murray & Fosters Capt Britt & Lieut Blue — Jun &c
Wm Simmons — Lieut John McElvoy
Pay Master 2nd Sub Legion Department of War
Accountants Office,
June 3d 1796 — Sir Serjt William Booth of Capt Mays Compy 2 Sub Legion has applied repeatedly with his discharge to Claim his Arrears of Pay, but owing to your Not Rendering Your Accounts and Vouchers for Settlement I am unable to give
Ship
Connecticut Department of War
Accountants Office,
June 3d 1796 — Sir I received your Letter of the 29 ulto enclosing Capt Edwd McArs rect for two hundred Dollars for the Recruiting Service which Sum will be disposed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. — All letters to this Office being free it is therefore unnecessary for you to pay postage on any public Letters addressed to Sr &c
Wm Simmons — Capt R. I. Blackburn
Dumfries
Virginia Sir Philadelphia 3 June 96 I Received your Letter of the 25 ulto — a Court of Inquiry has been appointed, and have proceeded to West Point but for want of Mr Simmons who is on this [undecipherable] it has been postponed until his arrival at West Point when any thing occurs worthy of Notice I will inform you thereof the Officers sent on for this purpose is Majors Murray & Fosters Capt Britt & Lieut Blue — Jun &c
Wm Simmons — Lieut John McElvoy
Pay Master 2nd Sub Legion Department of War
Accountants Office,
June 3d 1796 — Sir Serjt William Booth of Capt Mays Compy 2 Sub Legion has applied repeatedly with his discharge to Claim his Arrears of Pay, but owing to your Not Rendering Your Accounts and Vouchers for Settlement I am unable to give
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Fish that he will receive money from the Treasurer to be forwarded to George Fleming at West Point for the pay of a detachment of the 1st Sub Legion.
Date
05/30/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Dept. Accountants Office
Document number
1796053021255
Page start
81
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
treasury
George Fleming
1st Sub Legion
detachment
ordnance department
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
War Dept. Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt