Order for Payment of John W Blake
Document 1796Turner requests payment of $200 to John William Blake.
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[Docket]:
Capt Edward D Turners
Letter – ordering the
payment of 200 Dollrs to Jno W.
Blake
Capt Edward D Turner's
Letter ordering the payment of
200 Dollars to Jno W. Blake
[Address panel, rotated 90°]:
[undecipherable] during
Edward D. [undecipherable]
Order [undecipherable]
Received the 22nd of February
1796 of William Simmons Ac-
countant u Wart N° 993 for two
hundred Dollars on account of
Capt Edwd. D Turner's pay, Subsis-
tence & forage – for which I am
accountable for the delivery of the
same to Said Capt Turner –
Dr 200: – Jno W. Blake
W Simmons Dr.
Account of ye Department
of War –
[numerical accounting entries, two columns]:
74 [undecipherable: 51.+11?]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable: 654?]
[undecipherable: 56.492?] [undecipherable: 5.31?]
[undecipherable: 25.4?] [undecipherable: 15?]
[undecipherable: 56./42?] [undecipherable: 15?]
[undecipherable: 05?]
[undecipherable: 15?]
[undecipherable: 05?]
Boston Feby 1st 1796
Mr Blake the bearer, with this, will
hand you my accounts of Pay or Subsistence against
the U. Should there be any objection to them, I woud
notwithstanding thank you to let him have two hundred
Dollars on my account –
I am Sir with esteem
your humble Servt
Edwd D Turner
[undecipherable: Batd?] A.I. –
W Simmons Esqr.
[note at bottom]:
W Simmons Dr.
Mr [undecipherable] will please to [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] on a/c of [undecipherable] pay & Subsistence payable
Type
Document Signed
Description
Turner requests payment of $200 to John William Blake.
Date
02/06/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Document number
1796020670001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Turner 02/25/1796
Notable persons
William Simmons
Edward D Turner
John W. Blake
Lewis
Notable locations
Department of War
Boston
Notable items
account
pay and subsistence
warrant
pay, subsistence, and forage

