Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Freeman to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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Capt D. Wadsworth
New London Connt
Accountants Office
August 24 1792
Sir
I received your letter of the 13 Inst. enclosing two receipts for Bounty paid to recruits inlisted by you amounting to four Dollars which are filed to be examined on settlement of your Recruiting account—
Saml W. Simmons
Acct S
Lieut Neht Freeman
D.P.M. West Point
Accountants Office
Trenton August 22 1792
Sir
I have received your letter of the 7 Inst. enclosing the pay & muster Rolls &ca of a Detachment of the 1st Regt of a [undecipherable] stationed at West Point for the month of July 1792 which have been examined and differs from your statement three Dollars + [undecipherable], being the amount of clothing charged by Smith & Patterson which is inadmissible.
You will therefore receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New York the sum of seven hundred & forty seven & [undecipherable] being for the pay & forages of the commissioned Officers, & the pay of the non commissioned Officers & Privates for the above periods including the pay of two discharged men & retained bounty due to six Recruits for which sum you will be pleased to sign duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable for the due application thereof—
Saml W. Simmons
Accts
P.S.
Your pay & forage as Adjutant have been deducted and as payment extended conformable to my letter to you of the 28 Ult—
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Freeman to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
08/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082221655
Page start
515
Notable persons
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
detachment
1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers
Smith and Patterson
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
discharged men
recruits
adjutant
temporary paymaster
Notable locations
New Jersey
West Point
Accountant's Office, Trenton
New York
Notable items
pay roll
muster roll
examination
statement
clothing
pay
forage
receipts

