Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. David Hale.
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Edwards Carrington
Supervisor, Richmond
Accountants Office
February 22 1795
May 22d —
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Three hundreds & six Dollars which you will be pleased to pay to Captain Richard S Blackburn at Fort Norfolk taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable for the due application of the same, being for pay of himself, Lieutt John Simmons & James Hepplett, Cadets Peter Lambkin & Thomas Blackburn, Surgeon Mate William V Barnwell (including forage,) and the non commis. Officers & Privates of the detachment under his command for Feby 98
Saml H.
W Simmons
Acctt
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York
Accountants Office
April 4 1798
May 22d 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred & thirty eight Dollars & 800 which you will be pleased to pay to Lieutt David Hale at Elles Island taking the necessary receipts for the same, holding him accountable being for pay of himself & the Recruits under his command for February 1798 —
Saml H.
W Simmons
Actt
John Chester Esqr
Supervisor Wethersfield
Accountants Office
1798
Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two hundred & sixty three Dollars, and eleven Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Capt Edwards [undecipherable: Williams?] Middletown taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. David Hale.
Date
05/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798052221955
Page start
279
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Lieutenant David Hale
treasurer
recruits
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Ellis's Island
Ellis Island
Notable items
pay
command
receipts

