Credit to Fish's account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of five receipts that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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Captn D. G. Mitchell
Wethersfield
Connecticut.
Accountants Office
Septr 7. 1796.
Sir
Recd your letter of the 1st Instant enclosing your Subsistence Account for August 1796, which together with your pay for said period amount to Fifty six Drs 74/100
You will receive the above from John Chester Esqr Supr Connecticut giving him duplicate receipts as usual.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Actg
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John Chester Esqr
Supervisor
Wethersfield
Connecticut.
Accountants Office
Septr 7th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of fifty six Dollars 74/100 which you will please to pay to Captn D. G. Mitchell of the Corps of Arty. being for his pay & Subce for August 1796 & take his duplicate receipts therefor.
I am Sir &c
Wm Simmons
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Mr Jal Van Ingen
Albany
Accountants Office
Septr 7th 1796
Sir
I herewith send you a post Note for the sum of Five hundred twenty three Dollars and fifty eight Cents, being the amount of your account for the Storage of the Stores which I will thank you to inform me of the Receipt of it.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
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Mr John Bryant
Springfield
Massachusetts
Accountants Office
Septr 8th 1796
Sir
James Melvin late a Matros in Cols Carnes Regt of Artillery, has long since render'd a Claim
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of five receipts that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
09/01/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796090121155
Page start
183
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
George Fleming
Nehemiah Freeman
Staats Morris
Nanning Vischer
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipts
credit
books

