Receipt of John Habersham
Document 1796Enclosed is the receipt of John Habersham for $27.58, applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department in the state of Georgia.
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Treasury Department
Comptroller's Office,
2d November 1796.
Sir,
I transmitt enclosed, a receipt of John Habersham Esqr., dated September 30t 1796, for twenty seven Dollars and [underline: fifty] eight cents, applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expences of the Department of War in the State of Georgia; which receipt is to be annexed to a Warrant to be issued by the Secretary of War, on the Treasurer, in favor of said Habersham, who is to be charged and held ac-:countable for the same in the Books of your Office.
I am Sir,
very respectfully,
your Obedt. Servt.—
[signature]
Compr.
William Simmons Esqr.
[Comptroller's Office]
[William Simmons Esquire]
[Acct to the War Dept.]
[From the Comptroller, Nov. 2. No. 25, 1796 — endorsement partially undecipherable]
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Description
Enclosed is the receipt of John Habersham for $27.58, applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department in the state of Georgia.
Date
11/02/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Document number
1796110270001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to McHenry, 11/03/1796.
Notable persons
Williams Simmons
John Steele
Notable locations
Treasury Department

