Credit to Stephens' account
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of a receipt of John Habersham, collector of customs at Savannah, Georgia, for the pay of the regular troops in Georgia that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Cited in Stephens to Simmons, 04/28/1797.
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of the six months pay and Subsistence can be made to you
by producing Vouchers for your payments and stating a[n]
Account Current shewing how your pay for that period ha[s]
been settled. There can be no doubt but that all the emolu[—]
ments you are entitled to in consequence of the of the Ac[t]
of the 3d March 179[9] are 6 months pay & Subsistance as a [—]
I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Daniel Stephens Esqr Accountants Offic[e]
Supervisor St Carolina March 30th 179[7]
Sir
I received your letter of the 14th inst enclosing
the Receipt of John Habersham, Collector of the Customs Savan[nah]
for three thousand nine hundred & fifty two dollars, bein[g]
for the Pay &c of the regular Troops in Georgia, for September
& October 1796: which sum will be passed to your Credit
on the Books of this Office. I am &c.
Wm Simmons
Acct.
Dr John Mdovell Accountants Offic[e]
Phila.a March 31st 179[7]
Sir
You having in charge the sum of
Five thousand Dollars for the pay of the Troops on the up[per]
Posts of the Ohio, you are hereby directed to deliver the sa[me]
to Isaac Craig Esqr at Pittsburg, taking his duplicat[e]
receipts expressing to be on account of the Pay of the Ar[my]
for which he is accountable to the Accountant of th[e]
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of a receipt of John Habersham, collector of customs at Savannah, Georgia, for the pay of the regular troops in Georgia that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Cited in Stephens to Simmons, 04/28/1797.
Date
03/30/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797033021655
Page start
433
Note
Cited in Stephens to Simmons, 04/28/1797.
Notable persons
Daniel Stephens
William Simmons
John Habersham
collector of customs
regular troops
Daniel Stevens
supervisor South Carolina
Notable locations
South Carolina
Accountants Office
Georgia
Savannah
Notable items
pay
credit
books


