Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons informs McCall to expect payment from John Habersham.
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Ensign Hugh McCall
Fort Wilkinson Georgia
Accountants Office
May 14 1798
Sir
The list of soldiers names who have arrearages of bounty due, contained in your letter dated 1 Jany last was transmitted to the Paymaster of the 4 Regt. in whose hands the amount was placed by the Paymaster General for information whether he had paid them or not — It has just been returned to me with information from him that they are not paid, that he holds the money agreeably to the enclosed list. The Soldiers being out of his reach, the amount thereof will by this oppertunity be remitted to John Habersham, Esqr. Collector at Savannah to be paid to you for the puropose of paying it to the Soldiers, you will accordingly grant the necessary receipts on receiving the amount —
Saml &c.
W Simmons
Acctt
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Capt Griffith I McKee
Wilmington N Ca
Accountants Office
May 15 1798.
Sir
You will receive from the Treasurer of the United States, the sum of two hundred dollars being on account of the Recruiting service & for which you will be held accountable
Saml &c. W Simmons
Acctt.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs McCall to expect payment from John Habersham.
Date
05/14/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798051421355
Page start
342
Notable persons
Ensign Hugh McCall
William Simmons
paymaster general
soldiers
John Habersham
4th Regiment
paymaster
collector Savannah
Notable locations
Fort Wilkinson, Georgia
Accountant's Office
Savannah
Notable items
receipts
arrearages of bounty
money
remit
pay

