Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Fosdick to make payments to Lemuel Weeks and Capt. Stoddart.
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[Capt. Fred.k Frye
Governors Islands — 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 by 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
Acct[.]
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York
Accountants Office
Trenton September [undecipherable]
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred Dollars to be paid to Capt Frederick Frye at Governors Islands on account of the Recruiting service for which sum you will as usual take the necessary receipts
Saml Mc WmSimmons
Acct[.]
Nathl Fosdick Esqt
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 ag[ent] for the Fortifications at Portland in Maine on account of the Fort[ifications] at that place — & Two hundred Dollars to Capt Amos Stoddart on ac[count]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fosdick to make payments to Lemuel Weeks and Capt. Stoddart.
Date
09/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798090521355
Page start
534
Notable persons
Nathaniel Fosdick
William Simmons
collector Portland Maine
treasurer
Lemuel Weeks
agent for fortifications at Portland Maine
Captain Amos Stoddart
Notable locations
Portland, Maine
Accountant's Office, Trenton
New Jersey
Notable items
receipts
fortifications

