Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman at West Point.
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Richd Peth [undecipherable: Esqr] Accountants Office
Supert Mt March [undecipherable]
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States remit you the sum of Seven Hundred twenty five Dollars and Cents; which you will be pleased to pay, to Lieutd Nehemiah & temporary Pay Master at West Point and take his duplicate receipts him accountable for the due application of the same, it being for of the commissioned Officers the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates of the corps of arts & Engrs at West Point for February 17
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Mr James Stephenson Accountants Office
Mill Creek, Berkley Co Va March [undecipherable]
Sir
I received your letter of ult, declaring that you had appropriated the whole of the monies you the pay of the General Staff under General Morgan, and the Staff Darkes Brigade.
It will be essentially requisite, in order to ascertain amount of your payments, that you transmit the Original receipts to this Office; when an examination will take place and you informed of the result.
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Edward Carrington Esqr Accountants Office
Supr Richmond &c March [undecipherable]
Sir
I duly received your letter of enclosing the receipt of Lieutd Ferdinand Claiborne [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] Dollars on account of the recruiting service; which sum will [undecipherable] to your Credit on the Books of this Office.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman at West Point.
Date
03/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798032721655
Page start
254
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
supervisor New York
treasurer
temporary paymaster West Point
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
corps artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
West Point
Notable items
pay
receipts
cancelled

