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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Manning J. Dusher
Lt. in the 2d Sub Legion
Albany
Accountants Office
Sept.r 27th 1796
Sir,
Mr. Samuel Lewis Sen.r Clerk in the War Office will remit you the sum of Four hundred eighty seven Dollars and ninety cents being for the pay of a Detach.t of Artillery & Infantry under the Command of Capt. Wm Littlefield to the 31st of August 1796 inclusive, for which sum you will please to send forward duplicate receipts to be accountable & disburse the same agreeably to the enclosed receipt Rolls; should there be any men included that have not marched with the Detachment you will please to note them on the receipt Rolls to be transmitted to this Office immediately after paying those present that the amount paid by you may pass to your Credit.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
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Nicholas Fish Esq.r
Supervisor
New York
Accountants Office
Sept.r 27, 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two Thousand sixty seven Dollars & fifty two Cents being for the pay & Forage of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point to the 31st August 1796 inclusive, which sum you will please to pay Nehemiah Freeman Lieut.t & Temp.y Pay Master to said Corps taking his receipts for the same to be accountable.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
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Nehemiah Freeman Lt. in & Temp. P.M.r
to the Corps of A.&E. West Point.
Accountants Office
Sept.r 27th 1796
Sir!
I have received your Letter of the 19th inst. with the Muster & pay Roll of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers for the month of Aug.t 1796 amounting as pr your Statement to 2429.52
From which deduct Lt. Guimpe's pay ............... 26.
do. the pay of the detachment which marched under the command of Capt. Wm Littlefield pr List herewith 336 362.—
Dr.s 2067.52
leaving a balance of two thousand sixty seven Dollars & fifty two Cents which you will receive of Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York & for which sum you will please sign duplicate receipts to be accountable.
I observe you have made up the pay of several
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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


