Decius Wadsworth's pay
Document 1796Notification that Wadsworth's pay for June was transmitted to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, temporary pay master at West Point
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& twenty eight Dollars 00/100 being for the pay, Subsistence & Forage of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at West Point for the month of July 1796 which sum you will pay to him and take his duplicate Receipts therefor to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons agt
Lieut Manning S. Vischer Accountants Office
West Point August 19th 1796
New York
Sir
I received your letter of the 13th inst enclosing a Muster Rolls for the month of June & Pay Roll for May, & July 1796. The pay Roll has been compared with the Muster Roll forwarded by Colo Mentges and the amount found due being four hundred & ten dollars 00/100 you will receive from Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York for which sum you will be held accountable for the due application of the same agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll.
Thomas Fisher enlisted 13th April 1796 & was paid by Captain Miller to the end of that month, consequently his pay commences on the 1st of May. John Kelleys pay for the month of April was stopt, as he was in confinement for repeated Desertions. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supor of New York Aug 19th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Four hundred ten Dollars 00/100 which you will please to pay to Lieut. Manning S. Vischer being for the pay of himself & men for the months of May June & July 1796, and you will take his duplicate receipts for the same to be accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Asst
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification that Wadsworth's pay for June was transmitted to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, temporary pay master at West Point
Date
08/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796081621655
Page start
172
Notable persons
Decius Wadsworth
William Simmons
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster
Notable locations
Hartford, Connecticut
Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
pay

