Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Simmons authorizes Stevens to make payment to Augustus DeGrasse.
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Daniel Stevens Eqre. Accountants Office
Supervisor Charleston S.C. July 30. 1799
Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of two hundred & twenty seven Dollars & fifty Cents to be paid to Augustus DeGrasse Temporary Engineer at Charlest[on] being the amount of his account for compensation from 1 April to 30 June for which sum you will take his receipts as usual —
Saml
W. Simmons
Acct.
Mr Augustus DeGrasse Accountants Office
Charleston S.C. July 30. 1799
Sir You will receive from Daniel Stevens Esq. Supervisor Charleston the sum of two hundred & twenty seven Dollars fifty cents being the amount of your account for compensation from 1 April to 30 June 179[8] on giving him the necessary receipts for the s[ame]
Saml de
W. Simmons
Acct.
Capt. John Henry Accountants Office
New York July 31. 179[9]
Sir
I received your letter of the 23 Inst. enclosing sundry receipts for bounties paid by you which are filed with [those] before received subject to an examination on the settlement of your Re[ceiving] account —
Saml
W. Simmons
Acct.
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons authorizes Stevens to make payment to Augustus DeGrasse.
Date
07/30/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Philadelphia
Document number
1798073021455
Page start
476
Note
Cited in Stevens to Simmons, 08/24/1798; Cited in Stevens to Simmons, 07/30/1798.
Notable persons
Daniel Stevens
William Simmons
supervisor Charleston South Carolina
treasurer
Augustus DeGrasse
temporary engineer Charleston
Notable locations
Charleston, South Carolina
Accountant's Office, Philadelphia
Notable items
pay
compensation
receipts

