Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons declines to pay Major Rivardi's draft.
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Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York Accountants' Office
May 11th 179
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of United States, the sum of 688.82 Drs, being for the pay of Capt Frye's detachment for the Months of January & March 28 [undecipherable]
Drs 331. 81 for January
337. 1. for March
[underline: 688. 82] for which sums be pleased to take separate [undecipherable] & forward them as usual to this Office
Sam 8o [undecipherable signature]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons declines to pay Major Rivardi's draft.
Date
05/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051122055
Page start
337
Notable persons
James Harrison
William Simmons
congress
Major Rivardi
congress
garrison at Niagara
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Niagara
no. 169 Broadway, New York
Notable items
draft
officers account
appropriations
balance
remit
pay

