Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment.
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Doll: 305. 11
Protest Pay of Peter M'Denny as Agt. the Regt
not yet being organized 4 [undecipherable]
Mr bounties due John Hunick to his acct.
on your [undecipherable] Acct 12 [undecipherable]
Mr premium for [undecipherable] as to be [undecipherable] in M 2 30
Dollars 475. 11
The Treasurer of the United States has transmitted the amount
to Nicholas Fish, Supervisor, New York from whom you will
receive it upon [rendering?] your receipt to be held accountable
for the due application thereof.
On a law of Congress of the 3 March last made a
[undecipherable] from some of the component parts of this nation, The
price has of course been reduced in the same proportion.
Your Subsistence account [&] that of Lieut M'Denny has been
calculated at 16 Cents [undecipherable] Mills, which causes a difference from
your Statement of [Seven] Dollars & [undecipherable] and two [undecipherable] &
fifty three cents from Lieut M'Denny.
Inclosed is a blank receipt roll which you will
please return to this Office as soon as you have effected
the payments &
[undecipherable signature]
Nicks Fish Esqr
Supervisor N. York
July 17 1799
Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you
the following sums Vizt
For pay of [undecipherable] Nikt [undecipherable] Lt Philip Coleman
and the non commissioned Officers & Privates of his
Company for May & June including subsistence of
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Fish to make payment.
Date
07/17/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799071721855
Page start
149
Notable persons
Nicholas Fish
William Simmons
Lieutenant Philip Rodrique
Lieutenant Philip Steward
Charlotte Holcomb
Captain Nehemiah Freeman, Captain James Stille, James Read, and George Ingersoll
treasurer
non commissioned officers
privates
matron
Lieutenant Dransy. supervisor New York
company
Notable locations
New York
accountant's office
Notable items
women war department
subsistence
pay

