My Accounts with the War Department
Document 1795Stevens announces that his accounts with the War Department have been transmitted to the Commissioner of Revenue to be adjusted at the Comptroller's Office. He has been directed to render his quarterly accounts for 1795 to Tench Francis, purveyor of public supplies.
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[Received [undecipherable] January [undecipherable]]
[am 2, [undecipherable]]
[agents Office [undecipherable] S. Carolina]
[Dan. Commissioning [undecipherable]]
[Mr. Simmons [undecipherable]]
[e Accountant]
[War department]
[Philadelphia]
Sir Agents Office Divn. S. Carolina
Charleston 2d September 1795
Your letter of 7. Ult. I received yesterday notifying that the Treasurer of the United States would remit from Treasury one hundred and fifty two Dollars and fifty Cents, which Sum have received, and agreeable to your instructions have paid the same to Augustin P. DeGrasse (Temporary Engineer) at Charleston, herewith you will receive his Receipt therefor — On my appointment as Agent for the United States, the late Secretary of the Treasury notified me, that I was allowed to charge for all monies passing through my hands, on Account of the War department a Commission of One per Cent, which has been regularly done, my accounts with the War department have been already transmitted to the Commissioner of the Revenue up to the 30. June 1795 — in order to be adjusted at the Comptrollers office — By a letter of the Commissioner of the Revenue of 9th. March last, I am there directed to render my quarterly accounts with the War department, from 31. December 1794 to — [undecipherable] Francis (Payeur of public [undecipherable]) — I therefore would request to be inform'd, whether any alteration has taken place in that respect, between [undecipherable] Com and yourself —
I am Sir Yr Obt Sevt
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• Dan. [undecipherable]
Mr Simmons Esqe
Accountant
War department
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Stevens announces that his accounts with the War Department have been transmitted to the Commissioner of Revenue to be adjusted at the Comptroller's Office. He has been directed to render his quarterly accounts for 1795 to Tench Francis, purveyor of public supplies.
Date
09/02/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Charleston
Document number
1795090270201
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Stevens 10/05/1795
Notable persons
William Simmons
Daniel Stevens
Treasurer of the United States
Augusta de Grasse, Temporary Engineer
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Agent's Office, Charleston, South Carolina
Notable items
receipts
appropriations
monies passing through my hands

