Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons directs Hawkins to submit a list of all payments made.
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[Duplicate sent him July 16. 1798]
Benj: Hawkins Esq: Accountants Office
Fort Wilkinson July 10. 1798
Sir,
Payment having been made at this Office of certain Bills drawn by Edward Price United States Factor in Georgia by the directions of the Sect of War charged to your account on the Books of this Office, I have deemed it proper for your government to forward enclosed a list of such payments together with an account of the other monies standing to your debit here which on general settlement of your account are to be embraced & accounted for.
I am &c
W. Simmons
Acct.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons directs Hawkins to submit a list of all payments made.
Date
07/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1798071021155
Page start
442
Note
Cited in Hawkins to Simmons, 08/07/1798.
Notable persons
Benjamin Hawkins
William Simmons
Edward Price
United States factor in Georgia
secretary of war
Notable locations
Georgia
Fort Wilkinson
Accountant's Office
Notable items
bills
account
list of payments
debit
settlement