Payment to Eleazer Williams
Document 1794Gorham pays Eleazer Williams, merchant at Springfield Massachusetts $300, agreeable to advise of Joseph Howell.
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Springfield 18th April 1794
Sir
please to pay to Mr Eleazer Williams
mercht Springfield three hundred Dollars
and his receipt shall be your sufficient
voucher. it being agreeable to advice of
Joseph Howell Esqr Accountant to the
Department of War of the 20th of March 94
I am Sir
Boston April 18 1794 By virtue of the
within order I have received from Nathl Gorham
Esquire Supervisor of the district of Massachusetts
Three hundred dollars, for and on account of the within
named Cornelius Lyman, being for the use of the
recruiting service & for which he is to be account-
able — for which sum I have given Duplicate
receipts —
Eleazer Williams
[300 Dollars]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Gorham pays Eleazer Williams, merchant at Springfield Massachusetts $300, agreeable to advise of Joseph Howell.
Date
04/10/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield Massachusetts
Document number
1794041049002
Page start
1
Notable persons
Eleazer Williams
Joseph Howell
Nathaniel Gorham
merchant
Cornelius Lyman
Notable locations
Springfield
Massachusetts
Boston
Notable items
pay