Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Capt. Frye.
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Edward Carrington Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor Richmond. June 9th 1798.
Sir I received your letter of the 2d Instt covering receipt of Lieutt Ferdinand L Osborne for five hundred & fifteen & twenty two cents, which amount will be passed to your Debit on the Books of this Office — Saml do W Semmons
Asst —
Nicholas Fish Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor New York. June 28 1798
Sir The Treasurer of the United States remit you the sum of five hundred & fifty five dollars & thirty cents, which you will be pleased to pay to Captain Frederick Frye Governors Island taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for pay of himself, Lieutt John McClellan Wm William Mc Surgeons Mate Samuel Osborne (including forage,) the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates under the commands of their Capt Frye for May 1798 for subsistence of himself & Doctr Osborne for April & May 98 & for balance of bounty due to Col Isa Hale —
Saml do
W Semmons
Asst
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Capt. Frye.
Date
06/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798060821755
Page start
388
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Captain Frederick Frye
treasurer
Lieutenant John McClallen
Lieutenant William Wilson
Surgeons Mate Samuel Osborne
non commissioned officer
private
Corporal Asa Hale
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
receipts
account
forage
command
subsistence
bounty

