William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Nicholas Fish
Document 1798William Simmons directs Nicholas Fish to pay Lt. Freeman.
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Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants
Supervisor New York January 29
Sir
The Treasurer of the United [undecipherable]
will remit you Seventeen hundred & Ninety four Dollars wh[undecipherable]
you will be pleased to pay to Lieutt Nehemiah Freman[undecipherable]
Pay Master West Point taking the necessary receipts holding
able for the due application of the same being for pay Subsistence
of the commissioned Officers, the pay of the non commissioned Off[undecipherable]
Privates of a Detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers as
Point up to 31st December 97 inclusive & for Balance of Bount[undecipherable]
Sundry Recruits in the said Detachment — I am &c
CaptE Alexr Gibson Accountants Off[undecipherable]
Staunton, Virga January 30th
Sir
The Vouchers contained in your [undecipherable]
the 15 Instt have undergone the necessary examination & the [undecipherable]
is the result. The amount receipted on the receipt holts for pay of [undecipherable]
& Recruits from 1st Novr 96 to 30 Sept 97 inclusive will be passed &
kred on the Books of this Office being One Thousand ninety Six Dol[undecipherable]
advances made by you to Fellsberger & Mugg must be considered at
risk. — The receipts for Bounties paid by you will be held subj[undecipherable]
future examination for a settlement of your recruiting accounts. — Y[undecipherable]
from Edmund Carrington By Johnson & [undecipherable]
receive two hundred Seventy Six Dollars & thirty five Cents, being
of pay roll for pay of yourself & recruits from 1st October to 31st
1797 including thirty Cents short calculated on pay of [undecipherable]
on your giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself account[undecipherable]
I am &c
W. Simm[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
William Simmons directs Nicholas Fish to pay Lt. Freeman.
Date
01/29/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798012921455
Page start
184
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Treasurer
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
detachment Corps Artillerists and Engineers
supervisor New York
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
recruits
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
West Point
Notable items
pay
receipts
subsistence
balance
bounty

