Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Capt. Frye.
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The Auditor Accountants Office
of the Treasury Dept. June 13th 1798.
Sir
Herewith you will receive the account & Vouchers of Charles Brown Agent of Fortifications at Georgetown in which he credits monies received from the Treasury Department, the accounts for the disbursement of which will more properly come under your notice— The monies he received from this Office & embraced in Said account, have been unaccounted for as you will observe by the Certificate annexed thereto—
Samd
W. Simmons
Acct.
Nicholas Fish Esq. Accountants Office
New York June 14th 1798
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Thirteen Dollars & forty Three Cents which you will be pleased to pay to Capt. Frederick Frye at Governors Island taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable being for pay of Mr Peterson late a Private in the Artillerists & Engineers from 1 Novr 97 to 10 February 98 (the day of his discharge)
Samd
W. Simmons
Acct.
Capto Fredk Frye Accountants Office
Governors Island June 14th 1798
Sir
I recd your letter of the 12 Inst. enclosing the claim for pay of Mr Peterson This amount Drs13.43 is transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esq. Supervisor at New York who will pay the same to you on your giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable for the due applications thereof—
As respects your transmission of Vouchers on the 9. I beg you to my letter of [undecipherable]
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Capt. Frye.
Date
06/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798061421455
Page start
395
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Treasurer
Captain Frederick Frye
Abraham Peterson
private
artillerists and engineers
supervisor New York
Notable locations
Governors Island
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
remit
pay
receipts
discharge

