Pay for Captain Talbot
Document 1796Directs Fish to pay the salary of Navy Captain Silas Talbot.
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Due to the Men enlisted by you — The names of all of them except Job Harrington I can find on your Recruiting Accounts — the amount of the list being One hundred and seventy Six Dollars you will receive from George Fleming & proceed to make the payments transmitting the Receipts of the Men here for your exoneration — You will please to explain why Harrington is not included on the Recruiting Account.
Being informed by Majors Peters & Piersey that you would prefer going on to the Army to returning to Middletown I have consulted with the Secretary of War and he will write you on the Subject by this Days post
I am &c
Wm Simmons—
Nicholas Fish Esqt Department of War
Supervisor New York Accountants Office,
30 June 1794—
Sir,
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you three hundred thirty four Dollars and twenty Cents being the pay & Subsistence of Silas Talbot Capt in the Navy from the first of April to the 30th June 1794 inclusive which Sum you will please to pay him taking his receipts for the same one of which you will transmit to this Office,
I am &c
Wm Simmons—
Silas Talbot Capt Department of War
in the Navy New York— Accountants Office,
June 30. 1794—
Sir,
You will receive from Nicholas Fish
Supervisor New York three hundred thirty four Dollars and—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Fish to pay the salary of Navy Captain Silas Talbot.
Date
06/30/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796063021955
Page start
122
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Treasurer
Supervisor New York
Navy
Captain Silas Talbot
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipts
pay


