Receipt for payment of militia army called into service by President of United States for suppression of insurrection in frontier counties of Pennsylvania
Document 1794Receipt for $50,000 from Thomas Fisher for payment of militia.
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[Endorsement: Recd of Presley Neville / to / Thos Fisher / 50,000 dls]
[Tabular list, largely undecipherable]
Pittsburg Nov 20th 1794
Recd of Joseph Howell Esquire Accountant in the War Department of the United States, by the hands of Thos Fisher Fifty Thousand Dollars in current Bank Notes of the United States in seven Bundles mark'd A.B.C.D.E.F.G. forwarded to pay the Militia Army in the Western Country of Pennsylvania — Having signed Duplicates
Presley Nevill Pay Mast
Payr Militia Army
A. 700 of 10 dollars - - 7,000
B. {420 of [undecipherable] - - } 3,000
{300 of [undecipherable] - - }
C. 1200 of 5 - - - - 6,000
D. 1000 of 20 - - - - 20,000
E. 1000 of 5 - - - - - 5,000
F. {500 of [undecipherable] } 3,000
{50 of 10 }
G. 300 of 20 - - - - - 6,000
Dollars 50,000
Type
Document Signed
Description
Receipt for $50,000 from Thomas Fisher for payment of militia.
Date
11/23/1794
Author
Recipient
Document number
1794112370201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Joseph Howell
Presley Nevill
paymaster
Thomas Fisher
militia
accountant
militia army
Notable locations
western counties of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Notable items
payment
insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion

