Account of John Habersham, Collector of the Customs in Savannah, Georgia
Document 1796John Habersham, Collector of the Customs in Savannah, Georgia, is to be held accountable for the sum of $7.50, the amount he discounted from the monies arising from imposts and tonnage in pursuance of a warrant to be issued in his favor by the Secretary of War.
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Accountants Office
May 9th 1796
I Certify that from an abstract of the Comptroller, under this date, there appears a Receipt of John Stakehouse, attorney of the Executors of John Hoomes, a Citizen Debtor — dated 1795, and Vouchers have been filing, to the immediate and contingent Expences of the war Department at the time of Genl St Clairs army, for posts which he Reconnoitred, and for the Names assuming provisions Delivered at Augusta and Faunsett and for which he is accountable on purchases of Garments to be Issuing on his favor, for the Secretary of War, to which said Receipt, and to be remissed agreeably to the Communication of the Comptroller.
William Simmons
Dollars 7.00.
The Secretary of War.
Accountants Office
May 9. 1796
I Certify that there is due to Lieut John Patterson, of the non under line Mounted, the Sum of Three hundred & Ninety two Dollars and twenty four Cents for him & his troop, for the Month of April 1796 for which sum he is accountable.
William Simmons
Drs 392.24
The Secretary of War.
Accountants Office
May 10. 1796
I Certify that there is due, to Michael O'Scanlan, the sum of Ninety Dollars for his Pay as Keeper of the Ordnance and Military Stores at Albany from 1st Jany to 31 March 1796 which sum is payable to Saml Hodgdon, Keeper of camp Utensils.
William Simmons
$90.
The Secretary of War.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
John Habersham, Collector of the Customs in Savannah, Georgia, is to be held accountable for the sum of $7.50, the amount he discounted from the monies arising from imposts and tonnage in pursuance of a warrant to be issued in his favor by the Secretary of War.
Date
05/09/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796050921055
Page start
239
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Habersham
Collector of the Customs
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Savannah, Georgia
Notable items
monies
imposts
tonnage
warrant
pay
discount

