Pay, rations, and wood
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of Willson's muster and pay roll and notifies Willson that he will receive the money for his pay roll from Nicholas Fish. Answers Willson's questions concerning substitution of pay for rations and the furnishing of wood by contractors
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Capr Daniel Britt
Department of War
Accountants Office
July 14th 1796
Sir,
In the absence of the Accountant I have to request your attendance at this office for the purpose of making a final settlement of your accounts. — The Clerk who has been on the examination of them being about to leave the office in a few Days, it would be a desirable thing to have them settled before that takes place.
I am &
Peter Hagner
Princ. Clk
A.C.
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor
New York
Department of War
Accountants Office
July 14th 1796
Sir,
I received George Flemings recpt for seventy one dollars and six cents, which will be passed to your credit on the Books of this office. Also your No. which has been examined and find there is due to you for your commission on receiving and paying monies from this Department between the 2d of April and the 24th of June 1796, the sum of one hundred and one Dollars and forty three cents, which sum will be remitted to you by the Treasurer of the United States, and for which you will please to forward your rect
I am &
In absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Princ. Clk
A.C.
Caleb Swan Esqr
P.M.G.
Accountants Office
July 10th 1796
Sir,
In the absence of the Accountant I have to refer you to his last of the 11th ulto — since which no letter has been received from you. I now enclose you an extract in continuation taken from the Muster Books from the 10th of June to the present day — Captain [undecipherable] has
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of Willson's muster and pay roll and notifies Willson that he will receive the money for his pay roll from Nicholas Fish. Answers Willson's questions concerning substitution of pay for rations and the furnishing of wood by contractors
Date
07/11/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796071121855
Page start
134
Notable persons
Lieutenant William Willson
Peter Hagner
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
contractors
clerk
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Governor's Island New York
Notable items
wood
rations
pay
money
pay roll
certificate

