Certification of payments; Frederick Sprig, Military Storekeeper at West Point to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish, Supervisor of New York
Document 1798Certification of payments; $82 for pay to Frederick Sprig, Military Storekeeper at West Point to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish, Supervisor of New York.
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Department of War
Accountants Office
October 8th 1798
I Certify that there is due to the detachment of Recruits stationed at New Brunswick under the command of Ensn Wm R Boote, the sum of One hundred & Seventy Dollars being for the pay of himself, and said detachment for the month of September 1798 which Sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York to be by him paid to the said Ensn Wm R Boote who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W
[Pay of the Army
for 1798 D$ 170
The Secy of War]
W.t 3306.
Department of War
Accountants Office
October 10th 1798
I Certify that there is due to Francis Mentge Inspector of Troops and Garrisons; the sum of [underline: Seventy eight Dollars E/100] being the Balance of his account for sundry disbursments made by him for cloathing board &c of James Underwood a Chickasaw Indian and his Interpreter while on a visit to Philadelphia including fifty dollars gave them to bear their expences to the Chickasaw Nation, and for his pay as Inspector from 1st June to the 30th September 1798 inclusive —
Wm Simmons
Acct D. W
[D$ 78 E/100 $46. 8.
The Secy of War War.t 3296]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Certification of payments; $82 for pay to Frederick Sprig, Military Storekeeper at West Point to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish, Supervisor of New York.
Date
10/08/1798
Author
Recipient
Document number
1798100821355
Page start
241
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
Military Storekeeper West Point
supervisor New York
Frederick Sprig
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
accountant's office
New York
West Point
Notable items
payment
pay
balance


