Account of John Habersham, Collector for the Customs at Savannah Georgia
Document 1797Simmons certifies that $50 is due John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah, Georgia, the amount he discounted from the monies arising from duties on imposts and tonnage and for which a warrant should be issued in his favor.
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Accountants Office
May 4th 1797
I certify that there is due to Capt. Fredk. Frye, Samuel Osborne Surgeonsmate including forage and the Detatchment under the Command of Captain Frye, the sum of [underline: three Hundred & fifty two dollars 27/100] being for his and their pay for the month of April 1797; which sum is to be transmitted to Nicholas Fish Subt. NewYork: said Capt. Frye to be accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army Ds 346 27/100
Forage of Officers 6
[strikethrough: Pr] 352 27/100 in 1797 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War — Acct
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Accountants Officers
May 5th 1797
I certify that from a letter of the Comptroller, dated the 3d Inst, covering a receipt of John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia dated the 31 March 1797; said Habersham has applied to the Incidental & Contingent Expences of the War Department the sum of [underline: fifty dollars,] which he discounted out of the monies arising from Imposts & Tonnage, and for which he is to be accountable in pursuance of a warrant to be Issued in his favor by the Secretary of War, to which said Receipt is to be annexed, agreeably to the Communication of Comptroller.
Ds 50 Wm Simmons
The Secretary of War Acct
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $50 is due John Habersham, Collector of the Customs for Savannah, Georgia, the amount he discounted from the monies arising from duties on imposts and tonnage and for which a warrant should be issued in his favor.
Date
05/05/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Collection
Document number
1797050521055
Page start
402
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Habersham, Collector of the Customs
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountant's Office
Savannah, Georgia
Notable items
warrant
monies
duties
imposts
tonnage
pay


