Credit to Wade's account
Document 1797Acknowledges receipt of receipt roll of payments to Captain Gibson's recruits and a receipt for money paid to Colonel Henley that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Notes deductions for deserters.
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Augusta DeGrasse
Sub Engineer — Charleston Sc.
Accountants Office
April 7th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 1st inst enclosing your Vc for compensation for January, February & March 1797 amounting to Two hundred and Twenty five dollars, which sum you will receive from Daniel Stephens Esqr Supervisor Charleston on giving him duplicate receipts therefor.
Samvc
HexSimmons
Acct.
Daniel Stephens Esqr
Supervisor Charleston
Accountants Office
April 7th 1797
Sir
I received your letter of the 24th ultt. and on a re-examination of your account for the quarter ending the 31st December 1796, I find that the clerk who reported thereon committed an error of Thirty Nine dollars & cts, which when rectified and will be remitted you by the Treasurer of the United States, as well as the sum of Two hundred & Twenty five dollars; which you will please to pay to Augusta DeGrasse, Sub Engineer at Charleston, and take his duplicate Receipts therefor being for his compensation from 1st January to 31st March 1797.
Samvc
HexSimmons
Acct.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Acknowledges receipt of receipt roll of payments to Captain Gibson's recruits and a receipt for money paid to Colonel Henley that will be credited on the books of the War Department accountants office. Notes deductions for deserters.
Date
04/05/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797040522255
Page start
439
Notable persons
Captain John Wade
William Simmons
Colonel David Henley
Captain Gibson
recruits
deserter
discharged man
Notable locations
Knoxville, Tennessee
Accountants Office
Notable items
examination
credit
statement

