Bank Note for Recruiting Services
Document 1791Letter, encloses Post Note for recruiting service to be cashed at Bank of New York.
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Pay office
Philadelphia Septr 26. 1791
Sir
By direction of the Secretary of War I have transmitted enclosed a Post Note of the Bank of North America drawn in your favor for Two hundred Dollars for the recruiting Service— This note you will present at the Bank of New York where you will receive the Cash for it.
You will please to forward me a Receipt for the Amount under Cover to the Secretary of War.
I am Sir
Your obd Sert
Joseph Howell
[Lieut Bezaleel Howes
The 1st US Regt
New York]
[Jos. Howell Esqr
Pay Master Genl
Sept 26th 1791]
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, encloses Post Note for recruiting service to be cashed at Bank of New York.
Date
09/26/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pay Office
Collection
Document number
1791092621001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Bezaleel Howe
Joseph Howell
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Pay Office
New York
Notable items
Bank of North America
Bank of New York
post note
receipt, dollars