Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Ensign William Boote.
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Capt Griffin Smcke
Wilmington No Ca
[Accountants O[ffice]]
[Carolna] Sir You will receive from James Read, Collector at Wilmington the sum of Two hundred & ten Dollars thirty Cents, for which you will be pleased to give him the [undecipherable] holding yourself accountable for the due application of the [undecipherable] being for pay of yourself from the 1 January to 31 March [undecipherable] and for pay of the Recruits under your command for March
Saml &c [undecipherable]
Isaac Craig Esqr
Pittsburg
Accountants O[ffice]
April [undecipherable]
Sir On Examination of the accounts of John Polhemus late Lieut in the service of the United States, the sum of seventy eight dollars refunded by him to you [and] in your account current under date the 15 June 1795. — I requ[est you] will be pleased to inform me the reason of his placing this in your hands, if it was for pay improperly received, you will [be] as note the particular period,
Saml &c [undecipherable]
Nicholas Fiske Esqr
Supervisor, New York
Accountants O[ffice]
April 27 [undecipherable]
Sir The Treasurer of the United States will [pay] you the sum of One hundred & fifty three Dollars & two cents you will be pleased to pay to Ensign William Vr Boots at New [undecipherable] New Jersey, taking the necessary receipts holding him accountabl[e for] the due application thereof, being for pay of himself & [undecipherable] December [undecipherable] & January [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Ensign William Boote.
Date
04/27/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798042721655
Page start
308
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
treasurer
recruits
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
New Brunswick New Jersey
Notable items
pay
receipts

