Enclosed invoice for the War Department
Document 1798Letter enclosing an invoice for 700,000 dollars for use of the war department. States that demands on the Treasury were too pressing to send the money sooner. Nourse was well satisfied with Palfrey's need of the money.
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Enclosure reads “Invoice of 700,000 dollars sent by joseph Nourse, by order of Congress, to Colonel william Palfrey, Paymaster General to the Army, under the escort of Cornet Richard Simons and a party of Light Dragoons.
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[On public Service]
Colonel William S. [undecipherable] P.M.G.
or Thos. Reid, Assistant
Paymaster General
Camp.
& Cornet [undecipherable],
at 700,000 dollars.
Type
Letter Signed
Description
Letter enclosing an invoice for 700,000 dollars for use of the war department. States that demands on the Treasury were too pressing to send the money sooner. Nourse was well satisfied with Palfrey's need of the money.
Date
06/02/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Repository
Document number
1798060221501
Page start
1
Note
Nourse, Paymaster to War Office, Palfrey, Pay Master General.
Notable persons
William Palfrey
Joseph Nourse
Thomas Reid
assistant paymaster general
Cornet Richard Simons
Congress
party of Light Dragoons
Mr. Hilleyas
Notable locations
War Office
Camp
headquarters
Notable items
camp
invoice
dollars
escort
party
Light Dragoons
department
money
receipt
demands
pressing
treasury
want
little ease
anxious
duplicate receipt