Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Freeman to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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Deductions as follows — Brot forward . . . . 613 . 27
Ensign Crutchfield's pay — . . . (pd in advance) . . . 50 —
Thomas Madden. Prir . . . overcalculated . . . . . . do . 2
Peter Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
William Vance . . . . . . . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
Benjn Collier . . . . . . . . . do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pay of John Stynson — deducted — to be withheld until
he produces a certificate from his commanding Officer
that the same is due him . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 —
———— 98 . 15
315 . 22
leaving an amount of five hundred & fifteen dollars & twenty two
cents, which sum you will receive from Edwards Carrington superr
at Richmond on your giving him your duplicate receipts, holding
yourself accountable for the due application of the same.
Saml the
W Simmons
Acctr
[new letter begins below]
Lieut Nehemiah Freeman Accountants Office
New York — May 19th 1798 .
Sir
I received your letter of the 14th Just intimating
your intention of going to, and waiting a few days at New York for
the pay of the Garrison at West Point, this accompanies a remittance
from the Treasurer of the United States to Nicholas Fish Esqr supervisr
at said place of two thousand two hundred fifty two Dollars & &c
which sum you will receive from him on your giving the
necessary receipts holding yourself accountable being for pay &c of the
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Freeman to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
05/19/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051921355
Page start
352
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
supervisor New York
garrison West Point
treasurer
Colonel Fish
Lieutenant Vischer
soldiers
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
receipts
alterations
examination
payments
forage

