Wentworth's Account with the War Dept.
Document 1796Wentworth's receipts received and will be entered in the books of the War Office
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[J]shua Wentworth Esqr
Supt New Hampshire
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796
Sir
Your letter of the 4th Instant enclosing your Receipts for 5945/100 dollars I have received which will be [strikethrough: passed to your Credit] entered accordingly on the Books of this Office.
Iam Sir &c—
William Simmons—
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Samuel Meredith Esquire
Treasurer of the U.S.—
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796
Sir
Enclosed is a Receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in the State of Georgia amounting to one hundred and ten Dollars also a Warrant for that sum, being for the Incidental & Contingent expences of this Department to which the Receipt is to be annexed agreeably to the request of the Comptroller of the Treasury.—
Iam Sir &c—
William Simmons
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John Chester Supt
Weathersfield
Connecticut
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of 23545/100 dollars which please pay to Capt Edward Miller at Middletown being for the pay of himself and men for the Months of January and February 1796 for which sum you will please take his Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof.—
Iam Sir &c—
William Simmons—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Wentworth's receipts received and will be entered in the books of the War Office
Date
03/14/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796031421255
Page start
11
Notable persons
Joshua Wentworth
William Simmons
supervisor New Hampshire
Notable locations
New Hampshire
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Notable items
receipts
books

