Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
Document 1799Simmons informs Huger to expect payment from Daniel Stevens.
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Capt Francis D. Huger Accountants Office
Fort Johnston June 3d 1799
Sir
I have received your letter of 18 ulto with the enclosures — Your accounting Acct will be adjusted on your forwarding the receipts for the June fund hired musicians and for stationary which do not appear with your acct forwarded to this Office —
The pay roll for pay of your Detachment to 30 April last has been examined and after correcting some small errors and deducting the pay of Henry Dutton and Isaac Aneyand who receive amounts to thirteen hundred thirty nine dollars + 6o, as will appear by the inclosed receipt rolls for your government in making the payments —
You will please to deduct the amount of the expense of apprehending George Stearns from his pay and note it on the receipt roll, and when you have obtained the signatures of the individuals you will please to forward it to this Office. The amount of the Pay roll you will receive from Daniel Stevens Supervisor Charleston on giving him your receipts holding yourself accountable for the same —
Saml R. Williamson
Audr
Danl Stevens Esqr June 3d 1799
Charleston So Co
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of thirteen hundred thirty nine Dollars + [undecipherable] Cts to Abraham [undecipherable] the 30th of [undecipherable] at the stationed at Fort Johnston, being for pay of Capt Francis D. Huger's Detachment from dates of acceptance, Copy of the now commissioned Officers + [undecipherable] of said Detachment from dates of Enlistment, for 30 April 99, inclosed with said
Type
Letterbook
Description
Simmons informs Huger to expect payment from Daniel Stevens.
Date
06/03/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1799060321555
Page start
35
Notable persons
Captain Francis Huger
William Simmons
George Kaiser
Pedro Arezana
Henry Butler
deserters
supervisor Charleston
detachment
Notable locations
South Carolina
Fort Johnston
Accountant's Office
Charleston
Notable items
recruiting account
receipts
stationary
account
pay roll
examination
errors
receipt roll
payment
deduct
expenses

