Pay for Isabel Pike
Document 1794Forty dollars, Capt. Zebulon Pike's pay for January 1794, is remitted to Aaron Dunham, Supervisor at Trenton, to be paid to Mrs. Pike despite the lack of instructions from Capt. Pike regarding the disposition of his pay.
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W.D. Accountants Office
August 20th 1794
Sir
The Treasurer will remit you fifty dollars being for pay due to Capt Zebulon Pike for the month of January 1794 which sum you will please to pay to Mrs Isabel Pike taking her receipt for the same to be transmitted to me with her receipt for the last remittance. —
I am &c &c
Joseph Howell
P.S. Please to insert the widow of Mr Pike in the enclosed letter and forward it accordingly. I have written to her requesting her to inform you in what manner she may wish you to forward the money.
Aaron Dunham, Esq.
Supervisor Trenton, New Jersey
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Forty dollars, Capt. Zebulon Pike's pay for January 1794, is remitted to Aaron Dunham, Supervisor at Trenton, to be paid to Mrs. Pike despite the lack of instructions from Capt. Pike regarding the disposition of his pay.
Date
08/20/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Accountant's Office
Document number
1794082021355
Page start
268
Notable persons
Isabel Pike
Joseph Howell
Notable locations
New Jersey
Accountant's Office