Pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1796Notification to Fish that he will receive funds that he is to transfer to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, temporary paymaster at West Point, for the pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
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which you may apply to the recruiting Service. The 100 Drs for passage Money for yourself and Soldiers from Philadelphia to Fort Johnson was omitted to your Credit on a settlement with you the 20th November 1795 — The pay for yourself & Detachment up to the 31st Augt will be forwarded to you by the same post —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Lt Colt Stephen Rochefontaine Accountants Office
West Point Sept. 30th 1796
New York
Sir!
I received your letters of the 24th & 27th inst and I herewith enclose you blank Muster & pay Rolls and return David Dumerton's Account for printing blank Reports, Furloughs &c with an order thereon to Nehemiah Freeman Pay & Temporary Pay Master who will pay the same out of unappropriated Monies in his hands — I am &c
Wm Simmons
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Sept. 30th 1796
New York
Sir!
I received your letter of the 22d inst on the 28. enclosing the receipt of George Fleming for Sixty nine Dollars which sum will be entered to your Credit in the Books of this Office —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Secy
Jonathan Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Supr Boston Sept. 30th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 26th inst. enclosing Sally Greaton's Receipt for a Ninety Dollars: which sum will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification to Fish that he will receive funds that he is to transfer to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, temporary paymaster at West Point, for the pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
Date
09/27/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796092721755
Page start
206
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster at West Point
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
pay
forage

