Receipt needed
Document 1796Requests a receipt from Fish needed to close his account on the books of the War Department Accountant's Office
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George Fleming Esqr
West Point — New York
Accountants Office
Oct 20. 1796
Sir
[> Held] You have omitted sending the Muster Roll of the Detachment 1st Sub. Legion for August; & Pay Roll for September 1796 which must be transmitted to this Office before an Examination can take place and the amount thereof remitted you.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Edward Carrington Esqt
Supt — Virginia
Accountants Office
Oct. 19th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of Seventy seven Dollars &c/100 which you will please to pay to Lieut John Saunders at Fort Norfolk: being the balance of his account for pay, Subsistence & Recruiting to 30th Sept. 1796, and take his duplicate Receipts therefor.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Lieut John Saunders
Fort Norfolk.
Virginia
Accountants Office
Oct. 19th 1796
Sir
Edward Carrington Esqr Supervisor at Richmond will pay you the sum of Seventy seven Dollars &c/100, being the balance of your account for pay, Subsistence & Accounting to 30. Sept 1796 inclusive and for which you will please to sign duplicate Receipts.
The last Contract Price of Rations at Fort Norfolk being 16 Cents, your Subsistence is estimated at that Rate.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Jos. Philip Williams
Fort Johnston
No Carolina
Accountants Office
Oct. 19th 1796
Sir
James Read Esqr Collector at Wilmington will
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests a receipt from Fish needed to close his account on the books of the War Department Accountant's Office
Date
10/13/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accounts Office
Document number
1796101321055
Page start
227
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
receipt
account
books

