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Document 1796Notifies Holt that the Secretary of War James McHenry has advanced him money which Simmons has paid to Samuel Hodgdon per Holt's direction
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Mr Thomas Holt ~ Accountants Office [234]
New London — Virginia Octr 20th 1796.
Sir
The Secretary of War has advanced you the sum of Eleven hundred sixty nine Dollars &86/100; which I have paid, agreeably to your order, to Samuel Hodgdon Esqr and for which you are held accountable for the due application thereof
I am &c:
Wm Simmons
Acct.
George Fleming Esqr Accountants Office
West Point — New York Octr 22d 1796
Sir
The Pay Rolls of the Detachment of the 1st Sub Legion for the service of the Ordnance Department, under your command, for the month of July, August, & September 1796 have been examined; and amount to One hundred ninety Dollars &80/100; which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New York and for which you will give him duplicate receipts & disburse the same agreeably to the enclosed receipt Roll.
I am &c:
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supt New York Octr 22d. 1796
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of One hundred ninety Dollars &80/100, which you will please to pay to George Fleming at West Point; being for the pay of a Detachment of the 1st Sub Legion under his command from 1st July to 30th Sept. 1796 and
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Holt that the Secretary of War James McHenry has advanced him money which Simmons has paid to Samuel Hodgdon per Holt's direction
Date
10/20/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796102021255
Page start
234
Notable persons
Thomas Holt
William Simmons
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
New London, Virginia
Accountants Office
Notable items
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