Account of the Savannah Customs Inspector
Document 1796Sends receipt of John Habersham, collector of customs for Savannah, Georgia for 110 dollars and a warrant for that sum
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[J]shua Wentworth Esqr
Supt: New Hampshire
Sir
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796
Your letter of the 4th Instant enclosing your Receipts for 59 45/100 dollars I have received which will be [strikethrough: passed to your Credit] entered accordingly on the Books of this Office. —
I am Sir &c:—
William Simmons—
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Samuel Meredith Esquire
Treasurer of the U.S. —
Sir
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796
Inclosed 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. —
I am Sir &c. —
William Simmons
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John Chester Supt
Weathersfield
Connectt
Sir
Department of War
Accountant's Office
March 14th 1796
The Treasurer will remit you the sum of 235 45/100 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. —
I am Sir &c —
William Simmons—
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Sends receipt of John Habersham, collector of customs for Savannah, Georgia for 110 dollars and a warrant for that sum
Date
03/14/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Document number
1796031421355
Page start
11
Note
Meredith U.S. Treasurer
Notable persons
Samuel Meredith
William Simmons
treasurer
John Habersham
collector of customs Savannah Georgia
comptroller of treasury
Notable locations
Dept. of War Accountants Office
Savannah Georgia
Notable items
receipt
warrant
sum
incidental and contingent expenses


