Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Freeman to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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Jon. Jackson Esqr. Accountants' Office
Surveyor Boston June 6. 1799
Sir The Treasurer of the States will remit you
the Sum Fifty two Dollars being for pay of Lieut. Leonard
Williams from [undecipherable] (the date of his acceptance) to 31 May
1799 incl. also aforesaid sum of [undecipherable] Dollars being for [undecipherable]
months [undecipherable] in advance — which sums you will please [to?]
pay to Lieut Williams taking the necessary receipts for
the Same —
I am &c W. Simmons
[L. Williams' letter to his [undecipherable] letter
at [undecipherable] near [undecipherable] 24 [undecipherable]]
Capt. [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
New York June 6. 1799
Sir In answer to your letter of yesterday's date
I have to inform you that the pay of the [undecipherable] of Captain
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] & [undecipherable] for the month of April 1799 has been
transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr. supervisor at New York [undecipherable]
30 [undecipherable] —
I am &c W. Simmons
[undecipherable]
Jonathan Jackson Esqr. June 6. 1799
Boston
Sir Mr. [undecipherable] Contractor has presented at
this Office for settlement his accounts [undecipherable] for rations
& foile delivered by him to the Armorer at Springfield in the first
quarter of the present year. [undecipherable] there are charges on his accounts
for foile furnished at the Rate of 2 dollars [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
per [undecipherable] of which no mention is made in the Contract
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Freeman to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
06/06/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799060621255
Page start
37
Notable persons
Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
Captatin Read
Captain Stille
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
companies
Notable locations
New York
West Point
Notable items
pay

