Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Fish that his receipts were received.
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Stationed at Middletown Conn — which sum you will please
to pay to the said Capt [undecipherable] who is to be held accountable
for the due application thereof —
Sam B[undecipherable] W[undecipherable]
Ch[undecipherable]
Accountants Office
June 14th 1799
Nich[undecipherable] Fish Esqr
New York
Sir
I [undecipherable] your two letters dated the 12th inst
including sundry receipts for payments made by you amounting
to three thousand six hundred [undecipherable] Dollars to Hays
from which the necessary entries will be made on the
Books of this Office —
Sam [undecipherable] W[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Sir
June [undecipherable] 1799
I have received your letter of the [undecipherable] inst
with the enclosures, the pay rolls of a Detachment of the
1st [undecipherable] Infantry for the month of May, has been examined
[undecipherable] found correct, amounting to [undecipherable] nine Dollars & [undecipherable]
which sum you will receive from such [undecipherable] at
[undecipherable] for which you will please [undecipherable]
your duplicate receipts holding yourself accountable for
the due application thereof —
Sam[undecipherable] W[undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Fish that his receipts were received.
Date
06/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061421055
Page start
58
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
supervisor New York
Notable locations
New York
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipts
payment
entries
books

