Credit to Chester's account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of a receipt that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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Lieut Manning I. Fisher
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
August 2d 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 30th ulto — in answer to which I have to inform you that Captain Millers recruits have been paid by him up to the 1st of May before he marched them to West Point — If he has made any further payments information must be obtained from him — you will therefore please muster the men and make out a pay roll agreeably thereto, and if on examination here, any errors should be discovered they will be rectified before the money is remitted — Major Peters recd the Balance of your pay & Subs from 1st Feby to 30th June 1796 incl. agreeably to your order which after deducting the advance you received amounted to one hundred & thirty two Dollars.
I am &c.
In absence of the Accountant
Peter Hagner
Princl Clk
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a receipt that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
08/03/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796080321355
Page start
157
Notable persons
John Chester
Peter Hagner
Captain Edward Miller
supervisor Connecticut
Notable locations
Connecticut
Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
books

