Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Hagner informs Read that his receipts for bounty were received.
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Samuel Meredith Esq. Accountants' Office
Treasurer of the United States — Trenton 23d Aug.t 179[3]
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John J. Habersham
Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia amounting to sevente[en]
Dollars & [undecipherable]. also a Warrant for that sum, being [for] the Incidental
& Contingent expences of the War Department to which warrant
the receipt is to be annexed agreeably to a request from the Comptroller
of the Treasury —
Sam.l [undecipherable]
Peter Hagner
P. C[undecipherable]
Lieut.t George Washington Duncan Accountants' Office
of the 2.d Reg.t of A & E. Trenton 22d Aug.t 1793
Sir
In the absence of the accountant I
have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 12 Inst. enclosing
receipts for Bounty paid your recruits — In future you are reque[sted]
to forward with the receipts a list containing the names dates &
sums advanced —
Sam.l [undecipherable]
Peter Hagner
P. C[undecipherable]
Cap.t James Read Accountants' Office
Easton Penn Trenton Aug.t 22d, 1793
Sir
I have received under cover your receipts
for bounty paid Recruits enlisted by you which shall be filed with
those forwarded under previous dates (they) being under date of the 12[undecipherable]
subject to future examination.
Sam.l [undecipherable] Hagner
Type
Letterbook
Description
Hagner informs Read that his receipts for bounty were received.
Date
08/22/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082221455
Page start
513
Notable persons
Captain James Read
Peter Hagner
recruits
principal clerk
Notable locations
New Jersey
Easton, Pennsylvania
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Notable items
receipts
bounty
enlisted
filed
examination

