Frederick Sprig's compensation
Document 1796Notifies Sprig that he will receive his pay as assistant storekeeper at West Point from Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor in New York
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Dollars which has been examined and will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Frederick Sprig Accountants Office
West Point Octo 10th 1796
Sir
I recd your letter of the 4th Inst! enclosing your account for Compensation as assistant Store-keeper at West Point, for the months of July, August & Sept 1796, amounting to Ninety Dollars, which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New York, on giving him duplicate receipts for the same
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Accountants Office
Supervisor Octo 10th 1796
New York
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Ninety Dollars, which you will please to pay to Frederick Sprig at West Point, being for his Salary as Assistant Store-keeper for the Months of July, August & September 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the same
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Hodgdon Esqt Accountants Office
Octo 10th 1796
Sir
In addition to Mr Cranch's Account for Dls 2030.50/100 for cleaning & repairing Arms at West Point, which you returned to this Office, inclosed in your Letter of 5th Septr, certifying that the same was charged agreeable to Contract. — He has now rendered another Account of the same kind with the same prices affixed to the charges amounting to Dls 655.42/100
I give you this information; that as you hinted, some examination may be made into the state of the Musquets at West Point; for the repairs whereof a very considerable sum has been already expended
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Sprig that he will receive his pay as assistant storekeeper at West Point from Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor in New York
Date
10/10/1796
Author
Recipient
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Accounts Office
Document number
1796101021755
Page start
224
Notable persons
Frederick Sprig
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
federal supervisor New York
assistant storekeeper West Point
Notable locations
West Point
Accounts Office
New York
Notable items
receipts
salary

