Account of John Habersham
Document 1797Enclosed is a receipt of John Habersham, dated March 31, 1797, for $50 applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department in Georgia. This receipt is to be annexed to a warrant on the Treasury in favor of said Habersham who is to be charged and held accountable for same on Simmons' books.
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[Docket: Comptroller of the Trea[sury] / [dated] 3d [undecipherable] / Enclosing John Habersham's / receipt dated 3d March 1797 [for] / fifty [undecipherable] received [it] [undecipherable] by him / [undecipherable] defray the Contingent [ex-] / penses of the Department of War in the / State of Georgia [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] accountable]
William Simmons Esquire
Acct of the War Dept
William Simmons
Esquire
[seal]
Treasury Department
Comptrollers Office
3d May 1797.—
Sir,
I transmit enclosed John Habersham Esquire's receipt dated March 3d. 1797, for fifty Dollars, applied [strikethrough: by him] to defray the [strikethrough: incidental] [strikethrough: and] [strikethrough: contingent] [ex-]penses of the Department of War, in the State of Georgia; — which receipt is to be annexed to a War-rant to be issued by the Secretary of War, on the [undecipherable: probable "Trea-"]surer, in favor of said Habersham, who is to be charged and held accountable for the same in the books of your Office —
I am Sir,
very respectfully
your obedt. [undecipherable]
David [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]
William Simmons, Esqre—
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed is a receipt of John Habersham, dated March 31, 1797, for $50 applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department in Georgia. This receipt is to be annexed to a warrant on the Treasury in favor of said Habersham who is to be charged and held accountable for same on Simmons' books.
Date
05/03/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Treasury Department
Document number
1797050370101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to McHenry, 05/05/1797.
Notable persons
William Simmons
David Rann
Notable locations
Treasury Department

