Bounty and premium for recruiting
Document 1796Notification to Fish that he will receive funds to pay to Captain Staats Morris at West Point for bounty paid to two recruits and the "premium" for enlisting the recruits
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David Holmes Esqr.
Springfield
Massachusetts
Accountants Office
Sept: 3d 179_
Sir
I recd your letter of the 1st Ulto accompanied with the receipts & vouchers therein mentioned; the amount of which as well as those forwarded by you to this off[ice] on the 19th of July last will on examination be entered to you[r] credit on the Books of this office and you informed thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmon[s]
Lieutt William Wilson
Governors Island
New York
Accountants Off[ice]
Sept 3d 17[9_]
Sir I recd your Letter of the 1st enclosing your Pay & Muster Roll for August 1796, and after deducting eighteen cents being an error in George Urquharts amounts to one hundred twenty Dollars $[undecipherable]/100, which sum you receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr giving as usual duplicate[s] for the due application thereof.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
P.S. herewith you receive blank muster Pay and Receipt Rolls.
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York
Accountants Off[ice]
Sept: 3d 17[9_]
Sir
You will receive from the Treasu[rer] of the United States the sum of one hundred twenty Dollars which you will please to pay to Lieutt Wm Wilson, Governo[rs] Island being for the pay of himself & men for August 179[6] take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
William Kiteltas Esqr
New York
Accountants[undecipherable]
Sept: 3d
Sir
I this moment recd your Letter and answer thereto have to inform you that it appears by[undecipherable]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification to Fish that he will receive funds to pay to Captain Staats Morris at West Point for bounty paid to two recruits and the "premium" for enlisting the recruits
Date
08/23/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796082321455
Page start
179
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Captain Staats Morris
recruits
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
premium
enlist
bounty
pay
receipts

