Notification of Payment
Document 1800Dransy to be paid by Fish for his travel from West Point to New Port, RI to supervise construction of gun carriages as ordered by Major Lewis Tousard, who received instruction from Major General Alexander Hamilton.
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[6 Decr 1798, the day of his death →]
Richd Fish Esqr
N. York
Accountants Office
March 22 nd. 1800
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred & thirty one dollars & 22/100 which you will be pleased to pay to Lieut. Peter A. Dransy at West Point taking his duplicate receipts for the same; being the amount of his account for expences in going from West Point to New Port (R.S.) to superintend the constructions of Gun carriages from 1 Decr 1799 to 15 March 1800, agreeably to the Instructions given by Major Lewis Tousard, by order of Major Genl. Alexr Hamilton, while there & for returning —
I am &c
W.S.
Mr. William Allison
New York [Howard & N. York Hospitals —]
March 22 nd. 1800
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr. supervisor at New York, the sum of Fifty nine dollars & 65/100 being for the Board Medicine & attendance, & for the Funeral expences of James Bullen late a Private, (& insane) in Captn [undecipherable: Sheck.r?] Frye's Company 1 Regt. of A.C. from 31 July to 6 Decr. 1798 the day of his death — for which sum you will please to grant your duplicate receipts —
I am &c
W.S.
Lieut. P. A. Dransy
West Point —
March 22 nd. 1800
Sir
You will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr. supervisor at New York, the sum of one hundred & thirty one Dollars & 22/100 being the amount of your account for expences in going from West Point to New Port (R.S.) to superintend the constructions of Gun carriages from 1 Decr 1799, to 15 march 1800 agreeably to the Instructions given by major Lewis Tousard, by order of Major Gent. Alexr Hamilton, while there & for returning —
for which sum you will please to grant your duplicate receipts —
I am &c
W.S.
Griffith J. Mc.Ree Esqr.
Wilmington N.C.
Accountants Office
March 25 th. 1800
Sir
I received your letter dated the 8 Ulto. inclosing the receipt of Robert Howe late Contractor, for one thousand twenty eight dollars & 00/100 which sum will be entered to your credit on the Books of this Office —
I am &c
W.S.
Danl. Stevens Esqr.
Charleston —
March 25 th. 1800
Sir
I received your letter of the 6 Instt. enclosing your receipt for one dollar & sixteen [cents], which will be entered on the Books of this Office accordingly —
I am &c
W.S.
Abram. R. Ellery Esqr.
Ast. Adj. General &c
New York
March 25 th. 1800
Sir
I have received your letter of the 16th Instt. and have noted its contents. The accounts to which you allude were some time since transmitted to this Office, by the Pay master General to whom they were returned, & who, I have been informed, forwarded them to General Hamilton, since which, until the receipt of your letter I have heard nothing of them —
With respect to a mistake which you apprehend
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Dransy to be paid by Fish for his travel from West Point to New Port, RI to supervise construction of gun carriages as ordered by Major Lewis Tousard, who received instruction from Major General Alexander Hamilton.
Date
03/22/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800032221355
Page start
49
Notable persons
Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy
William Simmons
Nicholas Fish
supervisor New York
Major General Alexander Hamilton
Notable locations
New Port, Rhode Island
New York
West Point
Notable items
gun carriages
receipts


