Letter and account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of Freeman's letter with the account and vouchers of George Fleming, which will be examined
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Four thousands one hundred forty seven Dollars & twenty eight Cents; which sum will be crited to your Credit as usual: — also your Pc for receiving & paying monies from this Dept from 1st July to 1st Octr 1796 which will be examined and you informed thereof.
you will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the 13 Dollars for the pay of Lieut William St Moor for Sept 1796 by this days post — the Warrant being mislaid in the Treasurer's Office is the reason of your not receiving
Sample
W. Simmons
Acct
John M. Lovell Lieut & Adjutant Accountants Office
West Point Oct 12th 1796
New York
Sir
On examination of your recruiting account & references in marching your & Lieut Po Hales Detachments from Boston to Rhode Island I find you have charged
15 Drs for bounty paid Henry Joseph Harby instead of 14 — dif — 1
also for your own instance & those there in pursuing deserters &c
from Boston to Rhode Island, for vouchers No 2205 inadmissible 43.76
Amount Drs 46.76
Charges of this kind made by our Officers have always been deemed inadmissible — The Balance due you is 37 $\frac{32}{100}$ which will be paid to you or your order as you will be pleased to direct
Sample
W. Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor
New York
Sir
On examination of your account I find that receipts have not come forward for the following sums remitted you — If the receipts were forwarded they have either not come to hand or have been mislaid here — you will therefore please to send the duplicates to enable me to balance your account on the Books here
Sample
W. Simmons
Acct
Warrants
No 957 — for Drs 377.22 Feby 5th 1796 for which your rect is to be given it being for a like sum paid by me for expences incurred by Henry Abeel as Seneca Indians while in New York:
1121 — for 168 Drs 21st April 1796 to be paid to J. U. Rivardi
1134 — for 73 — 4th May .96 to be paid to Capt. Geo: Fleming
1212 — for 178 — 21st do — do — to Horatio B. Dayton
Amounting to Drs 793 $\frac{22}{100}$
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of Freeman's letter with the account and vouchers of George Fleming, which will be examined
Date
10/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796100621455
Page start
221
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
temporary paymaster
George Fleming
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
vouchers

