Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Hale to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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Lieut Philip Sandais
Fort Whetstone Point, near Baltimore
[Accountants Off]
April 6
Sir
I received your letter of the 1 Inst
enclosing Muster & Pay Rolls for March of Capt Morris's Comp[any]
which will be placed under examination and the amount found
thereon will be remitted so soon as Congress will have the nec[essary]
appropriations for the present Year —
Sam PS
W Simmon[s]
[Asst]
Lieut David Hale
Ellis's Island, near N.Y.
[Accountants Office]
[Ap]ril 4 [—]
May 22d
Sir
The Muster & Pay Rolls for [the]
98 contained in your letter of the 1 Ult: have been examined &
Dollars have been deducted from the latter, being for pay of Smith
reported absent without leave, this deduction leaves an amount
hundreds & thirty eight Dollars and three Cents, which sum you
receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr supervisor at New York on your [giving]
him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for their [—]
Sam PS
W Sim[mons]
[St—]
Capt Richd S. Blackburn
Fort Norfolk —
[Accountants Off]
Sir
The Muster & Pay Rolls for [the]
contained in Lieut Saunders's letter of the 2d Ult: have [been under]
examination and are found free of error, you will accordingly [receive]
the amount being Three hundred & six Dollars from Edward [—]
Esqr supervisor Richmond on your giving him the nec[essary]
holding yourself accountable for the same —
Sam PS W[—]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Hale to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
05/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052221755
Page start
268
Notable persons
Lieutenant David Hale
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Nicholas Fish
Notable locations
Ellis's Island, near New York
Accountant's Office
Ellis Island
Smith
Notable items
muster roll
pay roll
pay
absent without leave
receipts

