Notification of Payment
Document 1797Notification of payment by Nicholas Fish for sum of $120.00. Money is payment for contingent expenses of marching Marschalk's men to Pittsburgh.
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[b. Richard Butler Accountants Office
Pittsburgh October 8th 1797 —
Sir
You will receive from Samuel Lewis Junr 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 Acct]
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 Lieut. Andrew Marschalk at Ellis Island on account of his contingent expences of marching his men to Pittsburgh; for which be pleased to take his duplicate receipts to be accountable. I am &c
Wm Simmons Acct
Lieut. Andrew Marschalk Accountants Office
of the A & E Ellis Island near N.Y. October 7th 1797
Sir
You will receive of Nicholas Fish Esq Supervisor at New York the sum of One hundred & twenty dollars on account of the contingent expences of marching your men to Pittsburgh, for which you will please give him your duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable.
I am &c Wm Simmons acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notification of payment by Nicholas Fish for sum of $120.00. Money is payment for contingent expenses of marching Marschalk's men to Pittsburgh.
Date
10/07/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1797100721155
Page start
328
Notable persons
Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
Ellis's Island near New York
Accountant's Office
Ellis Island
Pittsburg
Notable items
march
contingent expenses
receipts

