Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons asks Livingston to direct his request for pay to the Paymaster General.
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Nath Fish Esqr
Supervisor New York
Accountants Office
August 9. 1789
Sir
I received your letter dated the 8 Instant inclosing four receipts amounting to five hundred Seventy five Dollars and ninety four Cents, which will be entered on the Books of this Office — Sam [undecipherable] W.S.
R. [undecipherable] Livingston [undecipherable]
New York Post
August 10. 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the 1 [undecipherable] requesting the Transmission of your pay for June & July in reply I have to inform you that the Pay Master here has arrived in this City & has taken on the duties of his Office to whom all applications of this nature as to be transmitted will however be more proper to make personal settlements that you should be included on the muster & Pay rolls of the Company — Sam [undecipherable] W.S.
Cocksheld [undecipherable] Green Esqr
New York Post
August 9. 1789
Sir The Secretary of War has given a Warrant for five thousand Dollars in favor of Samuel Meredith Treasurer of the United States to be expended by him in the Treasurer Bank of [undecipherable] Rhode Island subject to your orders, to be disbursed by you on account of the Fortifications erecting in the harbor of New York. for this Sum you will be held accountable to [undecipherable] will Transmit your receipts
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons asks Livingston to direct his request for pay to the Paymaster General.
Date
08/10/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799081021155
Page start
229
Notable persons
Lieutenant John Livingston Jr.
William Simmons
paymaster general
Notable locations
Rhode Island
New Port
accountant's office
Notable items
pay
muster roll
pay roll
settlement

