De Grasse's receipt
Document 1796Requests that Stevens forward a receipt from Augusta De Grasse for his compensation.
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Jonathan Jackson Esqr Accountants Office
Supervisor, Boston Oct 7th 1796
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States the sum of One hundred eighty seven Dollars 81/100 being for the Salary &c of Caleb Gibbs Clerk of the Navy yard at Boston from 1st July to 30th September 1796 inclusive, which sum you will please to pay to him and take duplicate receipts for the same
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Lieut Nehemiah Tinman Accountants Office
Tempd P. M. Oct 7th 1796
West Point
Sir
Agreeably to what I wrote you on the 6th Inst the Statement and Vouchers of George Fleming for the payment to the Corps for the month of May has been under examination, and has been found right which will be accordingly entered to his credit and your Account charged with the Balance refunded to you being 115 Dollars
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Mr Thomas Holt Accountants Office
New London Oct 8th 1796
Virginia
Sir The Secretary of War has thought proper to make you the following Advances, to wit:
Drs 556 72/100 on ¾ of your Estimate for May }
1142 25/100 on ¾ of —— do —— for Aug } 1796
Drs 1698 97/100 making in the whole Sixteen hundred ninety eight Dollars & 97/100 which sum I have paid, agreeably to your Order, to Samuel Hodgdon Esqt & for which you are held accountable for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Requests that Stevens forward a receipt from Augusta De Grasse for his compensation.
Date
10/04/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796100421955
Page start
217
Notable persons
Daniel Stevens
William Simmons
engineer
Augusta De Grasse
Notable locations
Charleston, South Carolina
Accountants Office
Notable items
compensation
receipt
fortifications

