Account of John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah, Georgia
Document 1796Simmons certifies that $7.13 is due John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah, Georgia, the amount he discounted from the monies arising from duties on imposts and tonnage and for which a warrant should be issued in his favor.
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Accountant's Office
March 9th 1796
I Certify that from a letter of the Comptroller dated the 4th Instant inclosing a Receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia dated 28th of January 1796 said Habersham has applied to the Inhabitants and Contingencies of the War Department the Sum of Seven dollars and thirteen Cents which he demanded out of the monies arising from duties on Imports and Tonnage and for which he is to be accountable in pursuance of a Warrant to be Issued on his favour by the Secretary of War, to which said Part is to be annexed, agreeably to the communication of the Comptroller —
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William Simmons
The Secry of War.
Accountant's Office
March 9th 1796.
I Certify that there is due to George Balfour Sur Mate. The Sum of thirty Six Dollars being his Pay and Forage for the Month of February 1796 which drawn if payable to Mrs Elizabeth Balfour his Wife.
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William Simmons
The Secry of War.
Accountant's Office
March 9th 1796
I Certify that there is due to Frances Mentges the Sum of [strikethrough: fifty] eight Dollars for his pay as Suft doc of the Troops and Garrisons of the United States for the Month of February 1796
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William Simmons —
The Secry of War.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $7.13 is due John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah, Georgia, the amount he discounted from the monies arising from duties on imposts and tonnage and for which a warrant should be issued in his favor.
Date
03/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796030921055
Page start
207
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Habersham
collector customs
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Savannah
Georgia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
pay
discount
monies
duties
impost
tonnage
warrant

