Enclosed Bank Notes
Document 1791Bank notes from Bank of North America enclosed, request to cash notes and transmit month to Lieut. John Jeffers.
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Pay Office
Philadelphia Septr 13. 1793
Sir
By direction of the Secretary for the department of War I have enclosed you the sum of One hundred and fifty dollars in post notes of the Bank of North America, which Notes you will please to turn into Cash and transmit to Lieut. John Jeffers, commands at Fort Franklin. The Notes are of the following Numbers 8th, No 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, each for twenty five dollars — I will thank you to acknowledge the receipt of this letter by the return of the Post —
I am Sir
Your obdt Servt
Joseph Howell
Major Isaac Craig
Fort Pitt.
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Bank notes from Bank of North America enclosed, request to cash notes and transmit month to Lieut. John Jeffers.
Date
09/15/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay Office, Philadelphia
Collection
Document number
1791091527001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Joseph Howell
Lieutenant John Jeffers
Henry Knox
Bank of North America
Notable locations
Fort Pitt
Pay Office, Philadelphia
Fort Franklin
Notable items
post notes
cash

