Pay of Lieutenant Nanning Vischer & His Men
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $410.53 is due Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer and the men under his command, being their pay from May through July 1796.
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Accountants Office
August 19th 1796
I certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point under the Command of Lieut Col Robertson the sum of two thousand four hundred twenty eight Dollars and [undecipherable] Cents, being for their pay Subsistence & forage for the month of July 1796 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr New York to be paid to Lieutt [undecipherable] Freeman Dept Pay Master to the said Corps for which he is to be accountable.
Bill 2428 87/100
The Secy of War Wm Simmons Acct
Accountants Office
August 19th 179[undecipherable]
I certify that there is due to Lieut W. Parker and the men under his Command the sum of [undecipherable] Hundred and [undecipherable] Dollars and fifty three cents being for their [undecipherable] pay from the 1st of May to the 3d July 1798, which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr [undecipherable] New York — and Lieut W. I. Parker to be accountable.
Wm Simmons Acct
[undecipherable] More 410 82/100
The Secy of War
Accountants Office
[undecipherable] 20th 1799
I certify that there is due to [undecipherable] formerly [undecipherable] a Corporal in Capt [undecipherable] Corps [undecipherable] the sum of one hundred sixty six Dollars forty [undecipherable] cents being for his pay from 1st April 1799 the day he was paid to [undecipherable] the day [undecipherable] was prisoner [undecipherable] by the Indians & the 15th Augst 1799 inclusive the date of his arrival in Philadelphia, having during that period been a prisoner with the Indians N.W. of the Ohio as now permanently appears by his Deposition.
$166 [undecipherable] Wm Simmons Acct
[undecipherable] to War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $410.53 is due Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer and the men under his command, being their pay from May through July 1796.
Date
08/19/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796081921155
Page start
285
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer
men
command
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay

