Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Capt. Frye.
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[Capto Fredk Frye
Governors Inslands — near
New York]
Accountants Office
Trenton 4 Sept 179[_]
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish
Esqre 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 W Simmons
Actt
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 Island on account of the Recruiting service for which sum you will as usual take the necessary receipts —
Saml W Simmons
Actt
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 Lemuel Weeks age for the Fortifications at Portland in Maine on account of the Fort[_] at that place — & Two hundred Dollars to Capt Ames Stoddart on ac[_]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to Capt. Frye.
Date
09/04/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798090421155
Page start
534
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Captain Frederick Frye
recruiting service
treasurer
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Governors Island
New Jersey
Notable items
receipts

