August 31 1799
Nich.s Fish Esqr
Supervisor N. York
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred eighty two Dollars & 24/100, which you will please to pay to Ebenezer Stevens Agent for the Dept. of War, at New York, being to reimburse him for a like sum paid to sundry Artificers belonging to the Detachment of the 2 Regt. of Artills. & Engrs, under the command of Lieut. Nath. Leonard, for the difference of pay between Artificers & Privates from 1 April to 30 June 1799
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Major Danl Jackson
Watertown near Rome
Accountants Office
August 31. 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of the 28 Ulto inclosing your account in which you state wholesale due from you to the United States at three hundred thirteen dollars 4/100 before an examination of the account can take place, it will be necessary for you to forward to this Office vouchers in support thereof, accompanied by your Oath that the same was justly expended on account of the United States. then I may be enabled to judge of the propriety of admitting the same to the Credit of your account, until which it will remain [undecipherable: unsettled]
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Nicks Fish Esqr
Supervisor N. York
August 31. 1799
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred eighty four Dollars 82/100 which you will please to pay to Ebenezer Stevens Agent for the Dept of War at New York, being to reimburse him for a like Sum paid to sundry Soldiers belonging to the Detachment of the 2d Regt of Artillts & Engrs under the command of Lieut Wells Drurÿ, for the difference of pay between Craftsmen & Privates from 1 April to 30 June 1799
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