Remit Sum by Treasurer
Document 1800Treasurer to remit sum to Huntington to pay Phelps and Sanford at New Haven for their performed duties in the Quarter Master General's Department.
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Storage allowed, enclosing a commission of 1 7/8% on your disbursements, admitted purely to a letter from the Secretary of War — for which sum you will please to grant your duplicate receipts —
The charge exhibited in your account of two hundred Dollars, for trouble in running & drawing arms, [undecipherable] not being warranted by the letter from the Secretary of War to the [undecipherable] has been deducted —
Sam H [undecipherable]
M.J.
Hezekiah Huntingdon Esqr Accountants Office
New London, Connt April 14 1800
Sir
The Treasurer of the United States will pay you the sum of two hundred & twenty four dollars & [undecipherable] which you will please to pay to Major [undecipherable] Hodge & Sargents at [undecipherable] taking their duplicate receipt for the [undecipherable] being the amount of their accounts for expenses incurred by them in the execution of certain duties in the [undecipherable] Marine Department — consisting of freight & transportation, [undecipherable] for [undecipherable] articles of public property & Storage allowed them, including a commission of 1 7/8% in their disbursements —
Sam H [undecipherable]
M.J.
James Miller Esqr April 14th 1800
Agent [undecipherable] Mc Dont
Sir
I have received your letter dated the 18 [undecipherable] accompanied by the enclosures therein mentioned —
Sam H [undecipherable]
WJ
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Treasurer to remit sum to Huntington to pay Phelps and Sanford at New Haven for their performed duties in the Quarter Master General's Department.
Date
04/14/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1800041421555
Page start
85
Notable persons
Jedediah Huntingdon
William Simmons
Treasurer
Phelps and Sanford
Quarter Master General's Department
Accountant's office
Notable locations
New London, Connecticut
Accountant's Office
New Haven
Notable items
freight
transportation
articles
public property
storage
commission
disbursements
receipts
account

