Money for the recruiting service
Document 1796Directs Stevens to pay money to Constant Freeman, agent of the War Department in Georgia, for the recruiting service.
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Danl Stevens Esqr
Supr Charleston
So Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Off[ice]
May 18 1796
Sir.
The Treasurer of the United States will remit [to you]
the sum of One Thousand, six hundred Dollars to be by you pa[id]
to Constant Freeman any agent of this Department in Georgia on a[ccount]
of the Recruiting Service for which sum you will take his Dup[licate]
Receipts to be accountable to this Department
P.S. You will please inform Mr I am &c
Freeman when you have remitted William Simmons
the Money — that you hold it subject
to his order — — — —
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Constant Freeman Esqr Department of [War]
Agent W D [Accountants Off]
Savannah May 18 1796
Georgia
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit to Daniel Stevens Esqr Supervisor at Charleston So
Carolina the sum of One Thousand six Hundred Dollars for th[e]
Use of the Recruiting service which sum he is directed to pa[y]
to Your Order, you will on Receipt thereof be held accounta[ble]
and will give your Duplicate Receipts Accordingly —
I am &c
Willm Simmons
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Nathl Gorham Esqr Department of [War]
Supr Boston [Accountants Off]
Massachusetts May 18th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States wi[ll]
remit you the sum of One hundred and twenty Dollars which h[e]
will please pay to Claude P Vourcharefue Assistant Storekeeper
Springfield for his pay from 1st of Jany to the 30th April 1796 f[or]
him he will sign Duplicate Receipts —
I am &c
Will: Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Stevens to pay money to Constant Freeman, agent of the War Department in Georgia, for the recruiting service.
Date
05/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accounts Office
Document number
1796051821955
Page start
69
Notable persons
Daniel Stevens
William Simmons
Constant Freeman
agent War Department
supervisor Charleston South Carolina
recruiting service
Notable locations
Charleston, South Carolina
Dept. of War Accounts Office
Georgia
Notable items
receipts

