Pay of a detachment of the 1st Sub Legion
Document 1796Directs Fish to pay money to George Fleming at West Point for the pay of a detachment of the 1st Sub Legion.
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Mr Thomas Holt
New London — Virginia Accountants Office
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
West Point — New York Accountants Office
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
Supt New York Accountants Office
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 take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c:
Wm Simmons
Acct
Capt Staats Mores
West Point — New York Accountants Office
Octr 20th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 17th Inst. enclosing sundry claims of the men of your Company; those men who have any thing due them I forwarded the Claims to Mr Freeman with directions to pay them — The enclosed two [undecipherable] to you the Men having nothing due them.
I am &c:
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Jonas Jackson Esqr
Supervisor — Boston Accountants Office
Octr 20th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 14th Inst. enclosing two Receipts for Money paid by you. One for One hundred & fifty Dollars of O.S. Purchases, the other for 18775/100 Drs of Caleb Gibbs both of which will be entered to your Credit on the Books of this Office
I am &c:
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Nehemiah Freeman Esqr
Tempy Pay Master
West Point Accountants Office
Octr 20th 1796
Sir
I received your letter of the 15th Inst. accompanied by the Pay & Muster Roll of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers at West Point for the month of September last, which will be examined & the amount found due forwarded to you as usual.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Fish to pay money to George Fleming at West Point for the pay of a detachment of the 1st Sub Legion.
Date
10/22/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796102221155
Page start
234
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
detachment 1st Sub Legion
treasurer
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
Notable items
pay
receipts


