Remit Payment by Treasurer
Document 1797Treasurer of United States will remit $120.00 to Fish. Simmons requested Fish use sum to pay Lieut. Andrew Marschalk at Ellis Island on account of his contingent expenses of marching his men to Pittsburgh.
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S. Richard Butler Accountants Office
Pittsburgh October 8th 1797 —
Sir
You will receive from Samuel Lewis Dor. Clerk of the War Office the sum of Three hundred dollars on account of the recruiting service, for which you will please forward him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application thereof. I am &c
Wm Simmons Acctt
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Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor New York October 7th 1797
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & twenty dollars, which you will please to pay to Lieutt Andrew Marschalk at Ellis Island on account of his contingent expences of marching his men to Pittsburg; for which be pleased to take his duplicate receipts to be accountable. I am &c
Wm Simmons Acctt
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Lieutt Andrew Marschalk Accountants Office
of the A & E Ellis Island near N. Y. October 7th 1797
Sir
You will receive of Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor at New York the sum of One hundred & twenty dollars on account of the contingent expences of marching your men to Pittsburg, for which you will please give him your duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable.
I am &c Wm Simmons Acctt
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Treasurer of United States will remit $120.00 to Fish. Simmons requested Fish use sum to pay Lieut. Andrew Marschalk at Ellis Island on account of his contingent expenses of marching his men to Pittsburgh.
Date
10/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797100721055
Page start
328
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk
supervisor New York
treasurer
artillerists and engineers
men
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Ellis Island
Ellis's Island
Notable items
march
receipts
contingent expenses

