Account of John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia
Document 1796Simmons certifies that John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia, has discounted the monies arising from Duties, Imposts, and Tonnage the sum of $89 for which he is to be held accountable in pursuant of a warrant to be issued in his favor.
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to philadelphia and for the postage of public letters Returns &c —
at Sundry Times and to sundry persons
Drs 020 45/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of Wars —
Accountants Office,
June 9 1796—
I Certify that there is due to Capt Robert Thompson,
the sum of One hundred sixteen Dollars and fifty Cents for his
pay & Subsistence, and subsisting his Waiter, Wm Hilander from
1st April to 31 May, 1796 —
Drs 116 50/100 — Wm Simmons —
Accountants Office
June 11 1796
I Certify, that there is due to Major Thomas H Cushing,
the sum of Three hundred and twenty one Dollars being the balance
of his Account for his pay Subsistence & forage from 1st Jany to 31 May
1796 & for subsisting his Waiter from the 11. Feby to 31st May 1796 —
Drs 321- William Simmons —
The Secretary of Wars —
Accountants Office,
June 13th 1796
I Certify, that from a letter of the Comptroller (dated 11 Inst —
covering a receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah
in Georgia Dated 4th May 1796 said Habersham have applied to the — —
incidental and contingent expences of the War Department the sum of
Eighty Nine Dollars, which he has discounted, out of the Monies arising
from Duties on import and tonnage and for which he is accountable,
in pursuance of a Warrants to be Issued in his favor by the Secretary of
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War to which said Receipt is to be annexed agreeably to the —
communications of the Comptroller — —
Drs 89 Wm Simmons —
The Secretary of Wars
Accountants Office,
June 13th 1796 —
I Certify that there is due to Jerome Merlin the sum of
three hundred and four Dollars for his pay, as Director of Artillery
Artificers at Charlestown from the 1st Decr 1795 to 30th April, 1796
(the day on which he is considered to be discharged) which sum
to be
is Transmitted to Dave Stevens Esqr Depr of So Carolina
Dr 304 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of Wars
Accountants Office,
June 16. 1796
I Certify that there is due to Lewis Wise late a private
in the 1st Troop of Light Dragoons the sum of Nineteen Dollars and
Nine Cents being for his pay from 1st Jany (the day he was paid to
by the pay Master) to the 24 day of May 1795 inclusive, the day
of his Discharge which Sum is payable to William Huston, his
Attorney —
Wm Simmons
Drs 19 9/100
The Secretary of Wars
Accountants Office,
June 14 1796
I Certify that there is due to George Gale late a privt in Capt Wm [undecipherable] compy the sum of Twenty Two Dollars being for his pay from 1st Jany (the day he
was paid to by the pay Masters) to the 15 June 1795 inclusive, the day of his discharge
which sum is payable to William Huston his Attorney
Drs 22 — Wm Simmons
The Secretary of Wars
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia, has discounted the monies arising from Duties, Imposts, and Tonnage the sum of $89 for which he is to be held accountable in pursuant of a warrant to be issued in his favor.
Date
06/13/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796061321155
Page start
257
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Comptroller
John Habersham
Collector of the Customers
War Department
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Savannah
Georgia
Notable items
receipt
incidental expenses
contingent expenses
duties
import
tonnage
warrant

