Three Month's Pay
Document 1797Sprigg encloses his account for the previous three months and requests that his pay be transmitted to Nicholas Fish of New York who will then pay him.
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[West Point — postal notation on cover]
[Address on cover: William Simmons Esquire / Secretary of the / War Department / Philadelphia]
[Administrative notations on cover: Fre[derick] Sprig / Recd 4th Oct 97 / ansd 4th Oct 97 / @ $2]
West Point Oct 2d 1797
Sir
I enclose you my acct for Pay for the last three months, and have to request the amount may be transmitted to [strikethrough: the best Dist fish of Alexandria] [undecipherable] of Alexandria to be paid to me, or my order, as soon as you can conveniently.
Respectfully,
I am Sir,
Your most Humble Servt
Frederick Sprig
William Simmons Esquire
Accountant of the
War Department
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Sprigg encloses his account for the previous three months and requests that his pay be transmitted to Nicholas Fish of New York who will then pay him.
Date
10/02/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Document number
1797100270001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Sprig, 10/05/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
Frederick Sprig
Notable locations
War Department
West Point