Mounting the Artillery at Charleston
Document 1795Stevens has paid the sum of $1,400 for mounting the artillery at Charleston.
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[Endorsed: Ansd [undecipherable] / B.S. 11 / [undecipherable] July / Decr 18]
[Addressed:] Wm. Simmons Esqr. / the Accountant / Accountants Office / War Department / Philadelphia
[Filing notation: No 11 July / War Department Philadelphia 179[5]]
Sir/ Supervisor Office Dist. So. Carolina
Charleston 13th June 1795
Your letter of 15. and 19th May have received, the first the 5. and second the 12 Inst: the receipt of the draft of 400 dollars from the Treasury, did not come to hand till the 12 Inst: which unable me to comply with your requisition of [strikethrough: paying the one to Daniel Dufaume Agent, for] mounting the Artillery at Charleston instead of paying he to Paul H. Perault, that temporary Captain. — agreeable therefore to your requi=sition, I have paid the Sum of One thousand four hundred Dollars to Daniel Dufaume Agent for mounting the Artillery at Charleston and herewith enclose you his Receipts therefor to be accounted — I am Sir
Your Most Obt. Sert.
Danl. Stevens Superr.
Wm. Simmons Esqr.
Accountant
Accountants Office
War department
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Description
Stevens has paid the sum of $1,400 for mounting the artillery at Charleston.
Date
06/13/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Charleston
Document number
1795061370001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Daniel Stevens
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Charleston

