Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons confirms that Habersham's receipt for payment of the regular troops in Georgia has arrived.
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Lieut Horatio G. Dayton Accountants Off[ice]
Elizabethtown New Jersey April [3]
Sir I have received your letter of [the]
In march and am sorry its not in my power to pay [undecipherable: Lefties?]
rations he was entitled to as a soldier and not drawn I by h[im]
is no law that will authorize me to make the payment on [?]
it with pleasure. the only mode that I can point out, is that y[ou]
a representation of the case to the Secretary of War, and request
contractor at your post may be authorized to issue the numbe[r]
rations that is due to him. Samd [undecipherable] W[undecipherable] Sim[undecipherable]
A[undecipherable]
Ensign William R. Booth Accountants Off[ice]
New Brunswick, New Jersey April 2[undecipherable]
Sir I received your letter of the [undecipherable]
enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you which [are filed in]
the usual manner subject to a future examination on the sett[lement]
of your Recruiting account —
agreeably to your request you will receive herewith som[e]
muster, Pay, & Receipt rolls — Samd [undecipherable] W[undecipherable] Sim[undecipherable]
A[undecipherable]
John Habersham Accountants Off[ice]
A.W.G. Georgia April 3[undecipherable]
Sir I received your letter of the 16 M[undecipherable]
your receipt for fourteen thousand nine hundred & fifty two C[undecipherable]
the pay of the regular Troops in Georgia [to] 31 December 1791
to estimates received from you which sum will be entered to your d[ebit in the]
Books of this Office — Samd [undecipherable] W[undecipherable]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons confirms that Habersham's receipt for payment of the regular troops in Georgia has arrived.
Date
04/03/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798040321455
Page start
264
Notable persons
John Habersham
William Simmons
agent war department Georgia
regular troops in Georgia
Notable locations
Georgia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
receipt
pay
books
estimates

