Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Fleming to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
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George Fleming Esqr Accountants Office
Mill Point June 19th 1799
Sir You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esq. of New York, the sum of one Thousand Dollars, chargeable to you on account of the Quarter master Department being for monies advanced to enable you to pay for Wood estimated for and to complete other payments so as finally to settle your accounts up to the first of the next quarter, for which you will grant the necessary receipt holding yourself accountable.
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Acct.
Nich. Fish Esq. June 19th 1799
New York
Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one Thousand Dollars, to be paid by you to George Fleming military store keeper at Mill Point on account of the Quarter master Department, for which you will take the necessary receipt holding him accountable
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Capt [undecipherable] Morris June 18th 1799
Fort McHenry
Sir The receipts for payments made by you to [undecipherable], [undecipherable] & [undecipherable], for their pay for [undecipherable] months 1797 have been examined [undecipherable] correct, the amount thereby being thirty two dollars has accordingly been admitted to your credit, [undecipherable] balance now standing against you [undecipherable] dated 16 June 1799, of two hundred thirty one Dollars [undecipherable], for which [undecipherable] you will be pleased to transmit to the Treasurer of —
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Fleming to expect payment from Nicholas Fish.
Date
06/14/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799061421155
Page start
64
Notable persons
George Fleming
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
quartermaster deparment
Notable locations
New York
West Point
Accountant's Office
Notable items
advances
pay
contracted
payments
settlement
accounts
receipts
wood
military stores

