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Document 1796Statement from Lieut. Freeman enclosed.
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Dr Statement of 756 Dollars and 74¾ Cents, received by George Fleming of West Point from [undecipherable] [undecipherable], the Deputy Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, Feb. 14 — May 1796
1796
May 24 To Cash paid Capt. [undecipherable] for pursuing Deserters . . . 1 1 40
June 3 To Ditto to Capt. [undecipherable] Miller for expenses going for [undecipherable] for the [undecipherable] . . 2 6 60
July 5 To Do paid for Bounty Money for [undecipherable] for enlisting 3 7 20
[undecipherable] To Do [undecipherable] Soldiers their Bounty Money 4 6 80
[undecipherable] To Do [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Bounty [undecipherable] 5 1 40
13 To Do [undecipherable] for pursuing [undecipherable] 6 1 10
14 To Do [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 7 1 00
17 To Do [undecipherable] Capt. [undecipherable] Troops his Cash Book pay 8 1 40
22 To Do [undecipherable] for Bounty [undecipherable] 9 1 20
25 To Do [undecipherable] Soldiers [undecipherable] 10 0 90
[undecipherable] To Do [undecipherable] 11 6 50
28 To Do [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 12 1 00
Augt 1 To Do [undecipherable] John [undecipherable] [undecipherable] & Recruits 13 8 99
Carried to the Credit side . . . £D 19 17 9
Cr
May [undecipherable] By Cash received [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to the Corps of [undecipherable] as [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 10 11½
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Carried forward
1796 Amount brought from the [undecipherable] D 17 9
Aug 5 By Cash paid Capt. [undecipherable] 14 4 00
To Ditto to J.W. [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] pay 15 3 40
To Do [undecipherable] Belmont his June & July pay 16 3 40
To Do [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Bills [undecipherable] May Jun & July [undecipherable] 17 9 90
To Do [undecipherable] Soldiers [undecipherable] 18 4 1 16
To Do [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Bounty 19 4 10
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Soldiers their June 20 9 12 0
To Do [undecipherable] his June 21 3 40
To Do [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 22 6 0 8
To Do [undecipherable] [undecipherable] 23 [undecipherable]
To Do [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] pay 24 1 07
[undecipherable] To Do [undecipherable] Bounty Deserters 25 [undecipherable]
Carried forward D 257 3 6
1796 The Debit brought forward £D 257 8 6
Sept 15 To Cash paid Corpl. Danl Christy for pursuing Deserters 24 3 4 0
30 To Ditto to Sergt Jos Sumers for pursuing Deserters 25 2 16 0
Octr 10 To Wt Pt. Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Depty Pay Master to the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers, as pr his recept — being the balance that remained in my hands equal to 756 Dollars & 74½ Cents — 39 5 5½
£D 302 13 11½
Received, West Point Octr 10. 1796 of George Fleming the sum of thirty nine pounds five shillings & 5½ New York currency, equal to ninety eight dollars & 16¾ cents, being the balance that remained in his hands of the above Statement — for which sum I am to account to the Accountant to the War Department & I have signed duplicate receipts of this date for the same —
Dollars 98 16¾ Cents Neh. Freeman
Lieut. & P. Paymaster
Corps of Art. & Engs.
The Credit brought forward £D 302 13 11½
Equal to 756 Dollars & 74½ Cents — £D 302 13 11½
Errors Excepted.
West Point, Octr 10. 1796
Geo. Fleming of the
Ordnance Depart.
[marginalia, rotated:]
Statement of 756 Dollars [undecipherable]
74½ Cents, [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] of West Point [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] Neh. Freeman
Depty Pay Master to
the Corps of Artillerists &
Engineers, with his
recept for 98 dollars
& 16¾ cents, dated Oct
10. 1796
Type
Document
Description
Statement from Lieut. Freeman enclosed.
Date
10/10/1796
Author
Sent from
West Point
Document number
1796101090001
Page start
4
Note
Enclosed in Fleming to Simmons, 10/10/1796.
Notable persons
George Fleming
Notable locations
West Point

