Receipt passed to the Treasury Department
Document 1796Notification that Simmons has passed a receipt for supplies furnished to the Army recruits at Wilmington that was sent to War Department by Thomas Robeson, Read's deputy collector, to the Secretary of the Treasury's office.
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Lieut ae Nehemiah Freeman D. P. M.
West Point
New York
Accountants Office
August 13th 1796
Sir,
I received your letter of the 8th Inst enclosing the account of David Stanton which will be entered to your Credit leaving a balance to your Debit on the Books of this Office of Three Dollars &35/100
I have now to inform you that a remittance has been made to Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New York amounting to two Thousand and three hundred &seventy four Dollars P33/100 to be paid to you for the Pay & Forage of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers for the month of June 1796, which sum you will accordingly receive and give duplicate receipts to be accountable therefor as usual.
For the money you placed into the hands of Mr Fleming on your leaving West Point, as well as that placed in his hands for the Pay of the Corps for the month of May, he can now account with you for. You will require of him an account Current charging himself with the Monies received & stating the amount paid and shewing the Balance remaining, his hands which he is to pay to you; the whole of the payments to be supported by proper vouchers subject to a re-examination at this Office. You will then transmit the account & Vouchers here, when the whole will be finally settled & closed after Examination.
Herewith you will receive two Packages of Blank receipt Rolls.
Enclosed is a receipt of Daniel Galbraith Artificer in Capt Littlefields Company for one months pay. I advanced him while in New York, finding him there in the greatest necessity — you will please to stop the amount and transmit it to me by some private hand coming to this City
I am &c.
Wm Simmons Sirt
George Fleming
West Point
For
Accountants Office
August 13th 1796
I have to request that you will account with Lieut ae Nehemiah Freeman Tempt Pay Master
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification that Simmons has passed a receipt for supplies furnished to the Army recruits at Wilmington that was sent to War Department by Thomas Robeson, Read's deputy collector, to the Secretary of the Treasury's office.
Date
08/10/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081021355
Page start
165
Notable persons
James Read
William Simmons
recruits
Thomas Robeson
deputy collector
Secretary of Treasury
Blakely Vance
Notable locations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Accountants Office
Notable items
supplies
receipts
monies

