Enclosed Receipt Rolls and Georgia Militia
Document 1795Encloses receipt rolls for the part of the Georgia militia and scouts deemed authorized by President Washington. The balance comes to over $22,000 and has been remitted to Daniel Stevens in Charleston. Discusses additional affairs relating to muster rolls and the claims of the Georgia militia.
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Department of War 389
Accountants Office
Joshua Wentworth Esqr. Agt.
Portsmouth New Hampsr.
January 14th 1790
Sir
The treasurer will remit you the sum of five hundred Dollars which you will please pay to Mr James Hackett being for his Salary as Commissionary of the Frigate building at Portsmouth — from the 4th of October to the 31 December 1795 due. Also the further Sum of 18750/100 Dollars which you will please pay to Mr Edmond H. Quincy, being for his Salary as Clerk of the Naval Yard Portsmouth for the same period — for which sums you will please take duplicate Receipts —
Sam. In St.
William Simmons
Department of War
Accountants Office
Post Freeman Esqr.
Agt D. of War Georgia January 18th 1796
Sir
My last letter to you was of the 5 and 9th Instt (duplicate of which you have recd) Since which I have received duplicate of yours of the 14th Ulto and Enclosures. I now enclose you Muster Rolls for such part of the Militia and draughts as have been deemed authorized by the President of the United States — The Balance as of Edmund Haney Twenty two thousand five hundred [undecipherable] Dollars [undecipherable] cents has been remitted by the Treasurer of the United States to Daniel Stevens Esquire Savannah Charleston S Carolina — to receive — those Subject to your Orders —
Enclosed are the Remarks made by the Examining Clerk on the Muster Rolls and although I presume that you have placed the money in the hands of Mr Pope for the purpose of paying them I am in hopes
Type
Letterbook
Description
Encloses receipt rolls for the part of the Georgia militia and scouts deemed authorized by President Washington. The balance comes to over $22,000 and has been remitted to Daniel Stevens in Charleston. Discusses additional affairs relating to muster rolls and the claims of the Georgia militia.
Date
01/14/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Accountant's Office
Document number
1796011421455
Page start
392
Notable persons
Constant Freemen
William Simmons
Daniel Stevens
militia
scouts
President of the United States
George Washington
examining clerk
Pope
Secretary of War
Henry Knox
Governor
magistrate
Notable locations
Georgia
War Accountant's Office
Charleston
South Carolina
Notable items
receipt rolls
balance
enclosed
remarks
scout rolls
instructions
muster rolls
muster
packages

