Department expenses in Georgia
Document 1796Cover letter for transmitting a receipt and warrant for the expenses of the War Department in Georgia.
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Lieut. Wm Willson
Governor's Island — New York
Accountant's Office
Nov. 3d 1796
Sir
I received your Letter of the 1st inst enclosing the Muster & Pay Roll of yourself & men for October 1796. — The Pay Roll has been examined, and amounts to One hundred twenty three Dollars & 32/100, which sum you will receive from Nicholas Fish Esqr Supt New York, on giving him duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Nicholas Fish Esqr
Supt New York
Accountant's Office
Nov. 3d 1796
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of One hundred Seventy three Dollars & 32/100, which you will please to pay to Lieut. Wm Willson, being for the Pay of himself & men for Octr 1796, and take his duplicate receipts for the due application thereof.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Samuel Meredith Esqr
Treasurer of the United States
Accountant's Office
Nov. 3d 1796
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham Collect. of the Customs for Savannah in the State of Georgia amounting to Twenty seven Dollars & fifty eight Cents, also a Warrant for that sum, being for the incidental & contingent Expenses of this Department, to which Warrant the receipt is to be annexed agreeably to the request of the Comptroller of the Treasury.
I am &c
Wm Simmons
Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Cover letter for transmitting a receipt and warrant for the expenses of the War Department in Georgia.
Date
11/03/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1796110321855
Page start
244
Notable persons
Samuel Meredith
William Simmons
John Habersham
Comptroller of the Treasury
treasurer of United States
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Savannah, Georgia
Notable items
receipt
warrant
expenses
incidental and contingent expenses
warrant

