Pay of Troops at Fort Oswego

1 / 5

100%

⇣

Archival document image, page 1. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 2. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 3. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 4. See transcription below.

Archival document image, page 5. See transcription below.

No human transcription currently available for this document.

This transcription was generated by machine using Anthropic's Claude Code (a mix of sonnet and opus models). It may contain errors or inaccuracies. Please verify against the document image. Learn more about our generative AI methodology.

[Lieu^t Mann^o Nuscher dated Aug 25. 1798 forward Aug^t 25 ans — same day] Fort Oswego August 25. 1798. Sir I have received your letters of the 24.^th and 25.^th Ult. I have also recieved a letter from Mr S. Lewis Sent. inclosing 721⁹⁰/100 Dollars for the pay of the Troops at this post up to the 1^st of July 1795. I am Sir Y^r very hble [undecipherable: Nuscher] M^r Simmons Esq^r Acct. Depart. of War

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Description

Vischer has received a letter from Mr. Lewis enclosing $721.99 for the pay of the troops at Fort Oswego up to the 1st of July 1798.

Date

08/25/1798

Author

Nanning J. Vischer

Recipient

William Simmons

Sent from

Fort Oswego

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)

Document number

1798082570201

Page start

Note

Enclosed is a document with more information related to Vischer's account.

Notable persons

William Simmons

Nanning Vischer

Notable locations

Fort Oswego