Receipts of John Habersham
Document 1794The Comptroller, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., encloses a receipt of John Habersham--agent for supplying the troops in Georgia--for $79.50, received from Samuel Meredith on account of the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department.
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Treasury Department
Comptrollers Office June 10. 1794.
Sir
Enclosed is a receipt of John Habusham agent for supplying the troops in Georgia, dated May 12. 1794, for seventy nine dollars and fifty cents, received from Samuel Meredith, on account of the incidental [strikethrough: &] contingent expences of the department of war: which is to be annexed to discharge a warrant to be issued by the Secretary at War on the Treasurer for said department in favour of John Habusham, who is to be held accountable therefor in the books of your Office.
I am, very respectfully,
Sir
, Your obedt Serv
[signature]
Joseph Howell Esqr
Accountant &c.
[Endorsement on reverse:]
[undecipherable: from the Comptroller]
June 10. 1794 &
[undecipherable: Incidental to, account]
with [undecipherable] the Acct.
&c.
Comptrollers Office
Joseph Howell Esquire
Accountants of the War
Department
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The Comptroller, Oliver Wolcott, Jr., encloses a receipt of John Habersham--agent for supplying the troops in Georgia--for $79.50, received from Samuel Meredith on account of the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department.
Date
06/10/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department, Comptroller's Office
Document number
1794061070001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
John Habersham
Samuel Meredith, Treasurer
Secretary of War [Knox]
Notable locations
Treasury Department, Comptroller's Office
Georgia

