Credit to Gorham's Account
Document 1796Acknowledges receipt of a receipt from Gorham that will be entered to Gorham's credit on the books of the War Department Accountants Office
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Danl Hines Esqr
Supt Charleston
So Carolina
Department of War,
Accountants Office
May 18th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit the sum of One Thousand six hundred Dollars to be by you paid to Constant Freeman agent of this Department in Georgia on ac of the Recruiting Service for which Sum you will take his Duplicate Receipts to be accountable to this Department
Be Spent will please inform the Treasurer where you desire him to remit the Money - that you hold & assign to his order
I am &c
William Simmons
Constant Freeman Esqr
Agent to the Do
Savannah
Georgia
Department of War,
Accountants Office
May 18th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit to Daniel Hines Esqr Superintendant at Charleston South Carolina the Sum of One Thousand Six hundred Dollars for the Use of the Recruiting Service which Sum he is directed to pay you on your Order, you will not accept More of he being accounted and will give your Duplicate Receipts accordingly —
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Nathl Gorham Esqr
Supt Boston
Massachusetts
Department of War,
Accountants Office
May 18th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the Sum of One hundred & twenty Dollars which is sent place for to Clauds Pt [undecipherable] Captain And [undecipherable] Regiment of Infantry for his pay from 1st of Jany to the 30 of April 1796 for from he will sign Duplicate Receipts —
I am &c
Willm Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a receipt from Gorham that will be entered to Gorham's credit on the books of the War Department Accountants Office
Date
05/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1794051621255
Page start
64
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
William Simmons
Captain George Ingersoll
supervisor Boston
Notable locations
Boston
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
credit
books

