Receipt payment for Virginia militia for protection of frontier
Document 1794Ambler received $20,000 from Henry Knox Secretary of War, by the hands of Edward Carrington, supervisor district of Virginia on account of militia pay for protection of frontiers.
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[Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virga to The Secretary of War dist. in Cur. 20000 dolls Apl. 4 1794]
[Commonwealth of Virginia Entry Dols 20,000]
Received april 4th 1794 of Henry Knox Secretary of War, by the hands of Edward Carrington Supervisor of the District of Virginia, the Sum of Twenty Thousand dollars in post notes of the Bank of the United States, on Account of pay of militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia, for Service in the year 1793 for the protection of her Frontiers, for which the said Commonwealth is to be accountable, to the accountant of the War department for the time being, & for which I have signed duplicate receipts.
$20000
Witness Ed Carrington
Ambl [undecipherable: Will] Treasr
Type
Document Signed
Description
Ambler received $20,000 from Henry Knox Secretary of War, by the hands of Edward Carrington, supervisor district of Virginia on account of militia pay for protection of frontiers.
Date
04/04/1794
Author
Recipient
Document number
1794040440201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Jaquelin Ambler
Henry Knox
Secretary of War
Edward Carrington
supervisor District Virginia
militia
treasurer
Bank of United States
accountant
Notable locations
frontier
Virginia
commonwealth of Virginia
Notable items
pay
protection of frontiers
receipts
post notes

