Advance pay warrant
Document 1796Notifies Rivardi that the Secretary of War has issued him a warrant for three months advance pay, which he is to receive from Nicholas Fish.
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examined amounting to one hundred & twelve Dollars which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr & for which you will give him duplicate Rects to be accountable for the Disbursement thereof agreeable to the enclosed recd Bills. — I inclose you Blank Muster Pay & Rect Rolls, & in future you will please make out your own rect Rolls
In answer to your question I have to inform you that the Contractor is not obliged to furnish you with money instead of your rations; If you dont wish to draw your rations you will receive pay therefor at the contract price from this office, by stating your account and forwarding the Certificate of the Contractor, of the place where you are, that you drew no rations for the Periods charged. —
As regards the furnishing of wood, it does not properly come before this Office, but I would suppose that if the contract does not set forth that the Contractor is to furnish wood it of course becomes his duty so to do. I am &c.
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clerk
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Nicholas Fish Esqr Department of War,
Supervisor Accountants Office
New York July 11, 1795
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred and twelve Dollars which you will please pay to Lieut William Willson at Governors Island being for pay of himself and men for the month of June 179[8?] for which sum he will sign duplicate receipts to be Accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c.
In absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Prinl Clk
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Rivardi that the Secretary of War has issued him a warrant for three months advance pay, which he is to receive from Nicholas Fish.
Date
07/07/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796070721355
Page start
130
Notable persons
Major John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi
Peter Hagner
clerk
corps of artillerists and engineers
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
West Point
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipts
warrant

