Muster and pay roll
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay roll for Lt. Willson and his men at Governor's Island . Money for the pay will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York
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Lieut. Wm Willson
Governor's Island — New York
Accountant's Office
Nov. 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 & 32/100, which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supt New York, on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supt New York
Accountant's Office
Nov. 3d 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred Seventy three Dollars & 32/100, 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 application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Meredith Esqr
Treasurer of the United States
Accountant's Office
Nov. 3d 1796
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham Collect. 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 muster and pay roll for Lt. Willson and his men at Governor's Island . Money for the pay will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York
Date
11/03/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796110321655
Page start
244
Notable persons
William Willson
William Simmons
Lieutenant Willson
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
Governor's Island, New York
Accountants Office


