Credit to Fish's account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of a receipt that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
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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 admitted 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 Coll 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 Dumerilon's Account for printing blank Reports, Furloughs &c with an order thereon to Nehemiah Freeman Coy.r 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 22nd inst on the 23d 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
Acc.t
Jonathan Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Sup.r Boston Sept.r 30th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 26th inst. enclosing Sally Greaton's Receipt for 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
Acknowledges receipt of a receipt that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office.
Date
09/30/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796093021555
Page start
211
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
George Fleming
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
books
credit


