Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons directs Freeman to pay the balance remaining in his hands to Nicholas Fish.
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons directs Freeman to pay the balance remaining in his hands to Nicholas Fish.
Date
09/21/1799
Author
Recipient
Document number
1799092121155
Page start
309
Note
Fever in Philadelphia causes the Accountant's Office to relocate to Trenton. This move occurs over the period August 24-7, 1799.
Notable persons
Captain Nehemiah Freeman
William Simmons
deserters
Notable locations
Fort Jay, near New York
Notable items
recruiting