Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Sprig to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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the 1 April to the 30 June 1798 and take his duplicate receipts for the same —
Sam d
W. Simmons
Acct [seal]
Mr Frederick Spring
ast mily Store Keeper
West Point, New York
Accountants Office
July 6th 1798
Sir I have received your letter of the 30 June last, enclosing your salary account for April May & June 1798 amounting to ninety dollars, which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Supervisor New York on giving him the necessary receipts therefor —
Sam d
W. Simmons
Acct [seal]
M. Samuel Vincent
Baltimore
Accountants Office
July 9th 1798
Sir I received your letter of the 6 Inst.
enclosing your account attested agreeably to my directions of the 25 April last; when you were particularly requested to return to this Office the abstract of payments marked A— As you have, I presume thro' mistake omitted doing this, I need only remind you of the necessity of its being returned & expect your compliance pr first opportunity, that this same may accompany your acts & vouchers
Sam d
W. Simmons
No [seal]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Sprig to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
07/06/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798070621855
Page start
433
Notable persons
Frederick Sprigg
William Simmons
Frederick Sprig
assistant military storekeeper West Point
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Notable locations
West Point, New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
salary account
receipts

