Henry Knox writes check in favor of Alexander Hamilton
Document 1789Payment Warrant pursuant to Act of Congress.
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Form of Check. N° 36—
in favour of the honourable
Alexander Hamilton
for 2500. In pursuance
of his letter of [undecipherable] date, and for which
[undecipherable] his attendant has
receipted —
[undecipherable: ?01] 1789
Form of Check 36—
Cashier of the Bank
Pay to the honourable Alexander Hamilton
or order Two thousand five hundred
dollars, being for public service and
which for the present is to be considered
as part of the twenty thousand dollars
the bank agreed to loan in pursuance
of the act of Congress of the 20th of
August 1789. [strikethrough: [signature]]
New York 2 October 1789—
Type
Document Signed
Description
Payment Warrant pursuant to Act of Congress.
Date
10/07/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
New York
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789100700001
Page start
1
Notable persons
see below
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
form of check
dollars for public service
dollars agreed to loaned by the bank in pursuance of the Act of Congress
Cashier of the Bank
pay to the honorable