Twenty Thousand Dollars for Virginia's Militia
Document 1794Twenty thousand dollars is remitted to Edward Carrington, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to pay the Militia for service in 1790 protecting the frontiers.
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mitted to Nicholas Fish Esqr Supervisor at
New York the sum of One Thousand dollars
being for the contingencies of the War Depart-
ment to be paid to you for which you will
receipt to be accountable for the due appli-
cation thereof
I am Sir &c
Joseph Howell
George Fleming Esqr
Westpoint near Peekskill
New York
W.D. Accountants Office
March 26.th 1794
Sir
The Treasurer of the United
is directed to remit to you the sum of Twenty
thousand dollars to be paid to the Treasurer
of the Commonwealth of Virginia on account
of pay of Militia of said Commonwealth for
service in the Year 1790 for the protection of
the frontiers for which you will be pleased
to take his receipt to be accountable to the
accountant of the War Department for the
time being to be transmitted to this Office —
I am Sir &c
Joseph Howell
Edward Carrington Esqr
Supervisor Richmond
Virginia
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Twenty thousand dollars is remitted to Edward Carrington, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to pay the Militia for service in 1790 protecting the frontiers.
Date
03/26/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794032621155
Page start
68
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
Joseph Howell
Treasurer Commonwealth of Virginia
militia
accountant
Notable locations
Richmond, Virginia
Accountant's Office
Notable items
protection of frontiers
pay

