Receipt for payment of militia army called into service by President of United States for suppression of insurrection in frontier counties of Pennsylvania
Document 1794Nevill received $50,000 from Joseph Howell in bank notes to pay the militia army in western counties of Pennsylvania.
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[Rect of Presley Neville
to
Thos Fisher
50,000 drs
"]
Pittsburg Nov. 28th 1794
Recd of Joseph Howell Esquire Accountant in the Warr Department of the United States, by the hands of Thos Fisher Fifty Thousand Dollars in current [strikethrough: Bank Notes of the United States] in sum Bundles mark'd A.B.C.D.E.F.G. forwarded to pay the Militia Army in the Western Country of Pensylvania — Having sign'd Duplicates
Presley Nevill Pay Mast
Payr Militia Army
A. 700 of 10 dollars — 7,000
B. 420 of 5 — }
300 of 8 — } 3,000
C. 1200 of 5 — 6,000
D. 1000 of 20 — 20,000
E. 1000 of 5 — 5,000
F. 500 of 8 — }
50 of 10 — } 3,000
G. 300 of 20 — 6,000
Dollars 50,000
Type
Document Signed
Description
Nevill received $50,000 from Joseph Howell in bank notes to pay the militia army in western counties of Pennsylvania.
Date
11/23/1794
Author
Recipient
Document number
1794112360001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Presley Nevill
militia army
accountant
paymaster
Thomas Fisher
Notable locations
western counties Pennsylvania
War Department Accountant's office
Notable items
pay
bank notes
insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion
duplicates

