Money for the pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Document 1796Notification to Fish that he will receive funds that he is to pay to Lt. Nehemiah Freeman at West Point for the pay and forage of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
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Lieut Wm Willson Accountants Office
Governors Island — New York Novr 3d 1796
Sir
I received your Letter of the 1st inst enclosing the Muster & Pay Roll of yourself & men for October 1796 —— The Pay Roll has been examined and amounts to One hundred twenty three Dollars 41 72/100, which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Deptt New York, on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
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Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supt New York Novr 3d 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred twenty three Dollars 41 72/100 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.
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Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Meredith Esqr Accountants Office
Treasurer of the United States Novr 3d 1796
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham Collectr 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.
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Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification to Fish that he will receive funds that he is to pay to Lt. Nehemiah Freeman at West Point for the pay and forage of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
Date
10/24/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796102421355
Page start
239
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
Corps of Artillerists and Engineers
Notable locations
New York
Accountants Office
West Point
Notable items
pay and forage

