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 $4.37 for which he is to be held accountable in pursuant of a warrant to be issued in his favor.
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Accountants Office
June 21. 1796—
I Certify, that there is due to Lieut Danl Bissell the sum of [underline: One hundred and Seventy five Dollars and Sixty cents] being for his pay and subsistence, from the 1st Jany to the 31st May 1796 – incld: –
Drs 175 60/100 Wm Simmons
(The Secretary of Wars –
Accountants Office
21 June 1796 –
I Certify that there is due to a Detachment of the first Sub Legion for the Service of the Ordnance Department at West Point the Sum of [underline: Seventy one Dollars and five Cents] for the Month of May 1796 which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish, Esquire Supervisor of New York and by him to George Fleming at West Point who is to be accountable –
Dollars 71 5/100 Wm Simmons
(The Secretary of Wars –
Accountants Office
21 June 1796
I Certify, that from a Letter of the Comptroller dated this day covering a Receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia Dated 21 May 1796 – said – Habersham has applied to the incidentals and contingent expences of the War Department the Sum of [underline: four Dollars and thirty seven Cents] which he has discounted out of the Monies arising from Duties on impost & tonnage, and for which he is accountable, in pursuance of a Warrant to be Issued in his favor by the Secretary of Wars –
to which said Receipt is to be annexed, agreeably to the Communication of the Comptroller
Drs 4 37/100 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of Wars –
Accountants Office
June 22d 1796
I Certify that there is due to Nicholas Francis Martinon the Sum of [underline: One Thousand, two hundred forty seven Dollars and Ninety Nine Cents] being the Balance of his Account for his Compensation and personal Expenses as Temporary Engineer for the fortification in the State of North Carolina from the 1st of April 1794 (the date of his Appointment) to the 23d April 1796 (the day he received the Letters from the Secretary of Wars notifying him of his Discharge) and for mathematical Instruments, Paints, Drafts Papers, Postage of Letters & for his passage from Newbern to Ocracock Bar, and Boat hire to assist him in his Surveys
Drs 1,247 72/100 Wm Simmons
(The Secretary of Wars
Accountants Office
June 22d 1796
I Certify that there is due to the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers Stationed at West Point the Sum of [underline: Two Thousand, three hundred and thirty Six Dollars] for their Pay and forage for the Months of May 1796 which Sum is to be Transmitted to Nicholas Fish Esqre and by him to George Fleming Esqre at West Point who is to be accountable for the due application thereof.
Drs 2,336. 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 $4.37 for which he is to be held accountable in pursuant of a warrant to be issued in his favor.
Date
06/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1796062121255
Page start
260
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
Comptroller
John Habersham
Collector of the Customs
War Department
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Savannah
Georgia
Notable items
receipt
incidental expenses
contingent expenses
duties
import
tonnage
warrant

