Payment Remit by Treasurer
Document 1797Treasurer will remit to Fish $92.00. Simmons requests Fish use sum to pay Frederick Sprig, Assistant Military Storekeeper at West Point.
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John Chester Esqre Accountants Office
Supervisor Weathersfield Connt October 5th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Ninety two dollars which you will be pleased to pay to Captain Edward Miller taking his duplicate receipts holding him accountable being for pay of himself and the recruits under his command for September 1797. I am &c.
Wm Simmons Acct
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Captain Edward Miller Accountants Office
Middletown, Connecticut October 5th 1797
Sir
I duly received your letter of the 30th ultimo enclosing Muster and Pay Rolls of the Recruits under your command for September 1797. the latter amounting to Ninety two dollars which sum you will receive in the usual manner from John Chester Esqr Supervisor Weathersfield on giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable. I am &c.
Wm Simmons Acct
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Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Superr New York — October 5th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Ninety dollars which you will be pleased to pay to Frederick Sprig Assistant Military Storekeeper at West Point taking his duplicate receipts for the same being for his compensation in the aforesaid capacity from [undecipherable] to 30th September 1797 inclusive.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons Acct
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Mr Frederick Sprig Accountants Office
Asst Mily StoreKeeper October 5th 1797
West Point
Sir
I received your letter of the 2d Instant enclosing your account for pay from 1st July to 30th September 1797 inclusive amounting to Ninety dollars, which sum you will receive agreeably to your request from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New York on granting him your duplicate receipts for the same. I am &c.
Wm Simmons Acct
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Josephe Hillers Esqr D.H. Accountants Office
Salem, Massts October 4th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 27th ultimo enclosing your account Current and a receipt of Samuel Dale for Ninety dollars for a Gun Carriage — before I can pass the account it is proper that I should be furnished with his account stating the particulars with his Oath annexed by a Magistrate, when this is complied with you will be further informed how the balance is to be refunded.
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Treasurer will remit to Fish $92.00. Simmons requests Fish use sum to pay Frederick Sprig, Assistant Military Storekeeper at West Point.
Date
10/05/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797100521755
Page start
320
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Frederick Sprig
Assistant Military Storekeeper at West Point
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
West Point
Notable items
compensation
receipts
remit


