Pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of a pay roll for the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point. Money for the pay will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York.
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Lieut Wm Willson
Governors Island — New York
Accountants Office
Nov.r 3d 1796
Sir
I received your Letter of the 1st inst inclosing the Muster & Pay Roll of yourself & men for October 1796 —— The Pay Roll has been examined and amounts to One hundred twenty three Dollars 49/100 which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Dept New York, on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supt New York
Accountants Office
Nov.r 3d 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred twenty three Dollars 49/100 which you will please to pay to Lieut Wm Willson, being for the Pay of himself & men for Octr 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the due &plication thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Meredith Esqr
Treasurer of the United States
Accountants Office
Nov.r 3d 1796
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in the State of Georgia amounting to Twenty seven Dollars & fifty eight Cents, also a Warrant for that sum, being for the incidental & contingent Expenses of this Department, to which Warrant the receipt is to be annexed agreeably to the request of the Comptroller of the Treasury.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a pay roll for the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point. Money for the pay will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York.
Date
10/24/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796102421255
Page start
239
Notable persons
Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
Accountants Office
West Point
New York
Notable items
pay
receipt
pay roll

