Letter : Charleston, S.C., to Peter Hagner, 1818 September 30.

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Letter : Charleston, S.C., to Peter Hagner, 1818 September 30.

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Letter from John Horlbeck, a former member of the Board of Commissioners of Fortifications at Charleston, South Carolina, to Peter Hagner, Auditor, U.S. Treasury Department, is in reply to a request by the Treasury Dept. for an additional voucher. Horlbeck informs Hagner that all vouchers for the defense of Charleston were delivered to Maj. Gen. Thomas Pinckney after the dissolution of the Board of Commissioners of Fortifications who in turn sent them to the War Department where they were acknowledged by Tobias Lear. Includes an explanation of the organization of the board and the disposal of supplies after dissolution. Also contains a statement of voluntary contributions of supplies and labor.

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South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Horlbeck, John, 1771-1846

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South Carolina. Commissioners of Fortifications.

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Hagner, Peter, 1772-1850

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Official in War Department accounting office; Third Auditor of the U.S. Treasury, 1817-1849. From the description of Letter : Department of War, to Robert Brent, Washington, 1815 June 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22478544 Peter Hagner (1772-1850), native of Pennsylvania, known as the watchdog of the Treasury, was a clerk in the accounting office of the United States War Department, 1793-1817, and third auditor of the United States Treasury, 1817-1849. His granddaughter...

Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828

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Charleston, S.C. attorney, politician, plantation owner, and Revolutionary War officer. He was the son of Charles Pinckney (ca. 1699-1758) and Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793). Thomas Pinckney was interested in scientific agriculture and authored a number of articles on the subject. From the description of Thomas Pinckney papers, ca. 1790-ca. 1825. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953391 Charleston, South Carolina attorney, soldier, and politici...

Lear, Tobias, 1762-1816

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Lear became George Washington's private secretary in 1785 and for seven years was a member of the official family at Mount Vernon. After his first wife's death he married Frances Bassett Washington, who was Martha Washington's niece and the widow of George Washington's nephew George Augustine Washington. He later married another niece of Martha's, and served in a number of consular positions. 1762, Sept. 19 ...