Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs Frye to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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[Capto Fredk Frye
Governors Islandsn near
New York]
Accountants Office
Trenton 4 Sept 179[5?]
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish
Esqr supervisor at New York the sum of two hundred Dollars duly giving him the necessary receipts holding yourself accountable being for the use of the Recruiting service — I have just received your letter of 1st Inst with its enclosures —
Saml McSimmons
Acctr
[Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York]
Accountants Office
Trenton September
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred Dollars to be paid to Captn Frederick Frye at Governors Islands on account of the Recruiting service for which sum you will as usual take the necessary receipts —
Saml McSimmons
Acctr
[Nathl Fosdick Esqr
Collector, Portland Maine]
Accountants Office
Trenton 5 Sept
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One thousand four hundred Dollars which you will be pleased to pay as follows — Twelve hundred to Samuel Weeks age for the Fortifications at Portland in Maine on account of the Fort[if] at that place — & Two hundred Dollars to Capt Amos Stoddart on ac[count]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Frye to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
09/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798090421055
Page start
534
Notable persons
Captain Frederick Frye
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
treasurer
recruiting service
Notable locations
New Jersey
Governor's Island, near New York
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
remit
receipts

