Money for Dayton's soldiers
Document 1796Notifies Dayton that he will receive money from Nicholas Fish to cover the pay of the soldiers under his command.
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Lient Nehemiah Freeman, Department of War
Battery Accountants Office,
June 3d 1796 —
Sir
The Account Current & vouchers transmitted by you per letter of the 23 ult° have been examined and all admitted to your credit except the Voucher for Six Dollars paid George Stanton which will remain to your debit until the Money is accounted for it being advanced contrary to the instructions furnished by you —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Wm Polk Esqr Department of War
Supervt Charlotte. Accountants Office
N° Carolina June 9 1796
Sir
I recd your letter of the 15 ulto addressed to my predecessor Joseph Howell, in answer thereto I have to inform you that all the papers in your possession relating to [undecipherable] Polk as Enst should be forwarded to this Office on the receipt of which an examination will take place and you will be informed of the issue thereof —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Capt Edwd [undecipherable] Department of War
West point Accountants Office.
June 9 1796 —
Sir
I received your letters of the 6th Inst together with the [undecipherable] Rolls of the recruits under your Command for the Month of April last & the pay & Muster Rolls for the Month of May. the former has been examined and the sum of Two hundred and eighteen Dollars &c — will be [passed to yr Credit] —
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Dayton that he will receive money from Nicholas Fish to cover the pay of the soldiers under his command.
Date
06/03/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796060321855
Page start
87
Notable persons
Lieutenant R. Horatio Dayton
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
soldiers
Notable locations
Governors Island, New York
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
muster
payroll
receipts
disbursement
examination

