Frederick Sprig's salary
Document 1796Fish is directed to pay the salary of Frederick Sprig at West Point.
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The Treasurer of the United States will remit to you the sum of Thirty Dollars which you will please pay to James Triplett Cadet at Norfolk, being for the pay of [undecipherable] himself & men for the Months of June 1796 for which Sum, please take Duplicates Receipts to be accountable for the Contingent application thereof.
I am with Respect &c
Peter Hagner 1st Clk
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James Triplett — Cadet
Norfolk,
Virginia
Department of War
Accountants Office,
July 7. 1796 —
Sir
Your letter of this 9th Inst. enclosing your Muster and Pay Note for the last Months and your Receipt Note for May I have received. The Receipt Note has been examined and the amount thereof will be passed to your Credit. The Pay Note has also been examined amounting to 30 Dollars which Sum you will receive from Edward Carrington, Eqr & for which you will give him Duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the disbursement thereof, agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Note —
I am &c
In the absence of the Accot
Peter Hagner 1st Clk
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William Polk Esqr
Supervisor
North Carolina
Accountants Office
July 8th 1796
Sir
In the absence of the Accountant The
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Fish is directed to pay the salary of Frederick Sprig at West Point.
Date
07/05/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accounts Office
Document number
1796070521755
Page start
126
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
Peter Hagner
Frederick Sprig
supervisor New York
clerk
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
salary
receipts

