Pay for Assistant Storekeeper at Springfield
Document 1796Directs Gorham to pay Claude Paul Pourcheresse for service as assistant storekeeper at Springfield.
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Dan'l Stevens Esqr
Supervisor Charleston
So Carolina
Department of War
Accountants Off[ice]
May 18 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will [remit]
the sum of One Thousand six hundred 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
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
Agent W.D.
Savannah
Georgia
Department of W[ar]
Accountants Off[ice]
May 18 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United St[ates]
will remit to Daniel Stevens Esqr Supervisor at Charleston S[o]
Carolina the sum of One Thousand six Hundreds Dollars for the
Use of the Recruiting service which sum he is directed to pa[y]
to Your Order, you will on Receipt thereof be held accou[ntable]
and will give your Duplicate Receipts Accordingly –
I am &c
Willm Simmons
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Nathe Gorham Esqr
Supr Boston
Massachusetts
Department of [War]
Accountants Off[ice]
May 18th 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States w[ill]
remit You the sum of One hundred and twenty Dollars which he
will please pay to Claude P. Vourcharesse Assistant Storekeeper
Springfield for his pay from 1st of Jany to the 30th April 1796 for
[him he will sign] Duplicate Receipts –
I am &c
Will: Simmons
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Directs Gorham to pay Claude Paul Pourcheresse for service as assistant storekeeper at Springfield.
Date
05/18/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Dept. of War Accounts Office
Document number
1796051822155
Page start
69
Notable persons
Nathaniel Gorham
William Simmons
supervisor Boston
Treasurer
Claude Pourcharesse
assistant storekeeper
Notable locations
Boston, Massachusetts
Dept. of War Accounts Office
Springfield armory
Notable items
pay
receipt


