Certification of payments; account of John Habersham
Document 1798Enclosed is a receipt of John Habersham, dated July 1, 1798, for $17.12 applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department in Georgia. This sum he has discounted out of monies arising out of imposts and duties for which he is accountable in pursuance of a warrant to be issued in his favor by the Secretary of War.
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Accountants' Office
Trenton August 13 1798
I certify that there is due to a detachment of [undecipherable: probable reading: Artificers &] Engineers stationed at Fort McHenry under the command of Capt. Staats Morris the sum of One hundred Dollars, being for balance of their pay for the month of May 1798, which sum is to be transmitted to John Hilty supervisor Baltimore, to be by him paid to the said Capt. Morris who is to be held accountable for the due application thereof.
Pay of the Army for 9o Dr Cts
100
Wm Simmons
Acctt
The Secretary of War
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Enclosed is a receipt of John Habersham, dated July 1, 1798, for $17.12 applied by him to defray the incidental and contingent expenses of the War Department in Georgia. This sum he has discounted out of monies arising out of imposts and duties for which he is accountable in pursuance of a warrant to be issued in his favor by the Secretary of War.
Date
08/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountants Office
Document number
1798082221055
Page start
222
Notable persons
James McHenry
Peter Hagner
John Habersham
Secretary of War
accountant
principal clerk
collector of customs
Notable locations
Accountants Office
Savannah
Georgia
Notable items
pay
incidental expenses
contingent expenses
discount
monies
imposts
duties
warrant