Receipt of Auguste DeGrasse, Temporary Engineer
Document 1796Receipt certifying that DeGrasse received $227.50 from David Stevens.
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[Letter from Dan'l Stevens
Dated 9 May 96 — 1796
Rec'd May 24th
Ans'd the same day,]
[Receipt from Augusta Delgrafe temporary Engineer for 227 56/100 Dollars 7. May 1796 —
(South Carolina)]
Sir/ Agent's Office Department of War
Charleston S. Carolina 9th May 1796
In conformity with your instructions contained in your letters of 12th and 18th April, I have made the several payments of Four hundred and Sixty Dollars and twenty six Cents to Capt. Michael Kaltsiun, and the further Sum of Two hundred and twenty Seven Dollars and fifty Cents to Augusta Delgrafe as therein directed, and herewith enclose upon their Receipts therefor —
I am Sir
Your most Obt Servt
Dan'l Stevens [undecipherable]
Wm Simmons Esq.
accountant
War department
P.S. I duly received the remittance as above from the Treasurer of the United States the 6th Inst. —
[Printed enclosure notice from publication]
Agent's Office Di[st]. S. Carolina
Received 7. May 1796 from Daniel Stevens for the United States War department at Charleston the Sum of Two hundred and twenty Seven Dollars and fifty Cents, being in full for my pay as temporary Engineer from the 1st January to 31st March 1796 Inclusive for which I hold myself accountable as per warrant of Secretary of War No 1107 —
227 56/100 Dollars
Auguste Delgrafe
[Receipt from Capt. Michael Kaltsiun for 460 2[undecipherable]/100 Dollars dated 6. May 1796 —
(South Carolina)]
Received 6th May 1796 from Daniel Stevens Agent for the United States War department at Charleston South Carolina, the Sum of Four hundred and Sixty Dollars and twenty six Cents as per Warrant of the Secretary of War No 1102. being in full for the pay of myself, and the troops under my command for the months of January and February 1796. inclusive and for which Sum I hold myself accountable —
460 [undecipherable]/100 Dollars Rec'd for Capt. Kaltsiun, by his order
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Receipt certifying that DeGrasse received $227.50 from David Stevens.
Date
05/07/1796
Author
Sent from
District of South Carolina
Document number
1796050737001
Page start
4
Note
Enclosure in Stevens to Simmons 05/09/1796.
Notable persons
Daniel Stevens
Augusta DeGrasse
engineer
Notable locations
District of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Notable items
receipt
pay

