Bill of Exchange for Samuel Mitchel
Item
Title
Bill of Exchange for Samuel Mitchel
Description
Bill of exchange for $500 due Samuel Mitchel, temporary agent to the Choctaw.
year created
1799
month created
05
day created
22
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
David Henley
James McHenry
Samuel Mitchel
Choctaw
Indian Department
Messrs Meeker Denman & Co
William Simmons
notable location
Knoxville
Philadelphia
notable item/thing
bill of exchange
account
contingencies
receipt
warrant
bill
document number
1799052240305
transcription
Pay the within to Messr. Meeker Denman & Co. on thise order
Samuel Mitchel
F. A. to the Choctaws
Received July 9" 1799 of William Simmons Acount.t Warrant N.o 4284 for Five hundred Dollars in full for the within Bills.
Meeker Denman & Co.
Drs 500 --
Exchange for 500 $ [Dollar sign with two slashes through the S)
Sir
After ten days sight of this my second bill of exchange, first of like tenor and date unpaid, pay Samuel Mitchell temp Agent to the Chactaws or his orders five hundred dollars, being the balance of his Account allowed him for the contingencies of the Indian Department from the 10.th September 1797 to the 10 April 1799, and having receipted to me for that sum I hold myself accountable for the same, as for advice thereof.
I am Sir
Your Humb.l Servant.
David Henley
Agt. War
Knoxville the 22 May 1799
The honoravle
James W. Henry
Secretary of War
- Philadelphia -
presented June 28.1799.
Samuel Mitchel
F. A. to the Choctaws
Received July 9" 1799 of William Simmons Acount.t Warrant N.o 4284 for Five hundred Dollars in full for the within Bills.
Meeker Denman & Co.
Drs 500 --
Exchange for 500 $ [Dollar sign with two slashes through the S)
Sir
After ten days sight of this my second bill of exchange, first of like tenor and date unpaid, pay Samuel Mitchell temp Agent to the Chactaws or his orders five hundred dollars, being the balance of his Account allowed him for the contingencies of the Indian Department from the 10.th September 1797 to the 10 April 1799, and having receipted to me for that sum I hold myself accountable for the same, as for advice thereof.
I am Sir
Your Humb.l Servant.
David Henley
Agt. War
Knoxville the 22 May 1799
The honoravle
James W. Henry
Secretary of War
- Philadelphia -
presented June 28.1799.
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | XNZ08a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Henley | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | Philadelphia | [n/a] |