Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1798Hagner sends the receipt of John Habersham to Samuel Meredith.
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Samuel Meredith Esqr
Treasurer of the United States
Accountants Office
Trenton 28th Augt 179[3]
Sir
Inclosed is a receipt of John Habersham Collector of the Customs for Savannah in Georgia amounting to sevente[en] Dollars & [undecipherable], also a Warrant for that sum, being for the Incide[ntal] and 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.
Saml 4o
Peter Hagner
A.Cr.
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Lieut. George Washington Duncan
of the 2d Regt of A & E.
Accountants Office
Trenton 22d Augt 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 required to forward with the receipts a list containing the names dates & sums advanced.
Saml 4o
Peter Hagner
A.Cr.
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Capt. James Read
Easton Penna
Accountants Office
Trenton Augt 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[th] subject to future examination.
Saml 4o P. Hagner[?]
Type
Letterbook
Description
Hagner sends the receipt of John Habersham to Samuel Meredith.
Date
08/28/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Document number
1798082821255
Page start
513
Notable persons
Samuel Meredith
Peter Hagner
John Habersham
collector of customs Savannah
comptroller treasury
treasurer
principal clerk
Notable locations
New Jersey
Accountant's Office, Trenton
Savannah, Georgia
Notable items
receipt
warrant
incidental and contingent expenses

