Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Frye to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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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 Sam do
W Simmons
Acctr
Nicholas Fish Esqr 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
Acctr
Capt Fredk Frye Accountants Office
Governors Islands June 14th 1798
Sir I recd your letter of the 12 Inst enclosing the claim for pay of Mr Peterson This amount Do 13.43 is transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr 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 date of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Frye to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
06/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798061421555
Page start
395
Notable persons
Captain Frederick Frye
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Abraham Peterson
artillerists and engineers
Notable locations
Governors Island
Accountant's Office
New York
Notable items
vouchers
pay
receipts
claim

