Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. Simmons forwards an account from Nicholas Fish to the Paymaster General.
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Ebenezer Stevens Esqr
At N. D. New York
Accountants Office
August 31. 1799
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor New York the sum of One hundred fifty two Dollars & you being for a like sum paid by your Sub sundry assignees belonging to the Disbursements of S. & M. under the Command of Lieut Arist Demands for the difference of pay between Subalternes & Privates from Apl to the 30 June 1799 — for which sum you will please to grant your necessary receipt.
As soon as you have obtained the receipt of the above assignees they are to be forwarded to this Office.
I am &c
W. S.
Caleb Swan Esqr
P. M. G.
September 2d 1799
Sir
I enclose you the Copy of a letter received from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor of the Revenue New York in which was enclosed an order on me drawn by Lieut Draughton of the 1st Regt of Infantry for 29 Dollars — I informed Mr Fish that the paper was referred to you as more properly coming within the duties of your Office, and that you would inform him when settlement with that Officer and take place —
I am Yrs
W. S.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton.
Simmons forwards an account from Nicholas Fish to the Paymaster General.
Date
09/02/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799090221055
Page start
272
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
William Simmons
Lieutenant Dwight
1st Regiment of Infantry
paymaster general
supervisor of revenue New York
Nicholas Fish
officer
Notable locations
papers
settlement

