Money for the recruiting service
Document 1796Notifies Freeman that Daniel Stevens, Supervisor at Charleston, will pay him money for the recruiting service in Georgia.
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Dan'l Stevens Esq'r Department of War
Supervisor Charleston Accountants Off[ice]
So Carolina May 18 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will rem[it] the sum of One Thousand, six hundreds Dollars to be by you pa[id] to Constant Freeman agent of this Department in Georgia on ac[count] of the Recruiting Service for which sum you will take his Dup[licate] Receipts to be accountable to this Department
PS. 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 Esq'r Department of W[ar]
Agent W.D. Accountants Of[fice]
Savannah May 18 1796
Georgia
Sir
The Treasurer of the United St[ates] will remit to Daniel Stevens Esq'r Supervisor at Charleston So Carolina the sum of One Thousand six Hundreds 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
Will'm Simmons
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Nath'e Gorham Esq'r Department of War
Sup'r Boston Accountants Off[ice]
Massachusetts May 18th 1796-
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States w[ill] remit you the sum of One hundred and twenty Dollars which h[e] will please pay to Claude P Vourchereau Assistant Storekeeper [at] Springfield for his pay from 1st of Jan'y to the 30th April 1796 fo[r] which he will sign Duplicate Receipts —
I am &c
Will: Simmon[s]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Notifies Freeman that Daniel Stevens, Supervisor at Charleston, will pay him money for the recruiting service in Georgia.
Date
05/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accounts Office
Document number
1796051822055
Page start
69
Notable persons
Constant Freemen
William Simmons
Treasury
Daniel Stevens
supervisor Charleston
agent War Department
recruiting service
Notable locations
Savannah, Georgia
Dept. of War Accounts Office
Charleston South Carolina
Notable items
receipts
money

