Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqr
Supervisor Boston
Sir
Accountants Office
May 18th 1798
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & five dollars,22 Cts to be paid to Capt lt Edward D Turner of the 2d U S Regt at Boston being for his pay & subsistence from 1 January to 30 April 1798, for which sum you will be pleased to take the proper receipts
Saml &c
W Simmons
Acct
Lieut Nehemiah Freeman
J P M — New York
Sir
Accountants Office
May 18th 1798
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New Yorke the sum of nine hundred & seventy dollars & eight ninety nine cents, for which you will be pleased to give him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable, being for P[ay] 4o of the Garrison of West Point for April 1798.
Saml &c
W Simmons
Acctt
[pamphlet]
Nicholas Fish Esqr
New York
Accountants Office
May 18th 1798
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of nine hundred & seventy eight dollars & ninety nine cents which you will be pleased to pay to Nehemiah Freeman J P M at West Point taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman.
Date
05/18/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051822355
Page start
350
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
treasurer
Nehemiah Freeman
temporary paymaster West Point
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
West Point
garrison
Notable items
pay
receipts

