Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to George Fleming at West Point.
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Nicholas Fish Esq. Accountants' Office
Jefferson New York June 11th 1799
Sir
The treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of, twenty nine Dollars & [undecipherable] for the pay of the non commissioned officers & Privates of a Detachment of the 1 [undecipherable] of Infantry stationed at West Point under the direction of George Fleming & military Store Keeper for the month of May 1799 — which sum you will please to pay to the said George Fleming who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof —
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Accountant
Mr Edwd Francisco June 11th 1799
Boston
Sir
Your account [undecipherable] transmitted to this Office by the [undecipherable] of the [undecipherable] for supplies [undecipherable] Cannon at [undecipherable] Brittain Islands in the [undecipherable] year, has been examined [undecipherable] [undecipherable] except the charge of 30 Dollars paid to [undecipherable] in lieu of his [undecipherable], for January, February & March, which have been [undecipherable] as of an improper charge to be [undecipherable] by you, leaving balance in your favor of 35 [undecipherable] Dollars, which sum, you will [undecipherable] to you, by our [undecipherable] expense, upon your granting [undecipherable] the [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Saml & W. Simmons
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment to George Fleming at West Point.
Date
06/11/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061121755
Page start
59
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
George Fleming
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
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receipts
payments
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