Account of John Habersham
Document 1797Simmons certifies that $100.57 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 he is accountable in pursuit of a warrant to be issued in his favor.
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Accountants Office
October 21st 1797
I Certify that there is due to John Bryant
Deputy Commissary Military Stores at Springfield Massachusetts
the Sum of One hundred twenty one Dollars and Seventy
five Cents, being for his compensation from 1 July to the 30th
September 1797, including his contingent expenses for the same
time, which amount is to be transmitted to Jonathan Jackson
Supervisor of Massachusetts —
Jno Simmons
Secy
Salary 110
Postage 0. 61
Labour 1. 14
Dollars 121. 75
The Secretary of War
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Accountants Office
October 21st 1797
I Certify that from a letter of the Comptroller dated the 20th Instant enclosing a receipt of John
Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savanna in Georgia
dated 20th September 1797, Said Habersham has applied to
the incidental and Contingent expenses of the War department
the sum of One Hundred Dollars the which he has drawn
out of the monies arising from duties on Import and
tonnage, and for which he is accountable in pursuance of a
Warrant to be signed in his favor by the Secretary of War,
to which said receipt is to be annexed agreeably to the
Comptrollers communication —
Dollars 100. 37
Wm Simmons
Secy
The Secretary of War
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Simmons certifies that $100.57 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 he is accountable in pursuit of a warrant to be issued in his favor.
Date
10/31/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1797103121155
Page start
41
Note
Account of John Habersham
Notable persons
James McHenry
William Simmons
John Habersham
Collector of the Customs for Savannah, Georgia
accountant
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Savannah
Georgia
Notable items
duties
pay
discount
monies
imposts
tonnage
warrant

