Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman.
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Accountants Office
Trenton August 22d 1796
Nicholas Fish Esqr.
Supervisor New York
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of seven hundreds forty seven Dollars & [undecipherable] which you will please to pay to Lieutt Nehemiah Fruman at West Point taking the necessary receipts holding him accountable, being for the pay & forage of the commissioned Officers & the pay of the non commissioned Officers privates of a Detachment of the 1 Regt of Artillerists & Engineers stationed at West Point for the month of July 1796 including the pay of two discharged men & retained bounty due to six Recruits —
I am Sir &c
W Simmons
Acctr
Lieutt Peter Shoemaker
of the 2d U.S. Regt.
Frederick Town
Accountants Office
Trenton August 27 [undecipherable]
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 22 Instt enclosing sundry duplicate receipts for monies paid on account of bounty which will be filed subject to examination when your Recruiting account is rendered for settlement —
I am &c
W. Simmons
Acctr
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Lt. Freeman.
Date
08/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082221755
Page start
516
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
treasurer
Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman
commissioned officers
non commissioned officers
privates
detachment
1st regiment artillerists and engineers
recruits
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office, Trenton
New Jersey
Notable items
pay
receipts
forage
bounty

