Set of Bills in Favor of Jeremiah & Abijiah Hunt
Document 1796A set of bills has been drawn on the Secretary of War in favor of Jeremiah and Abijiah Hunt on account of the pay of the Army for December 1795 and January 1796.
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Fort Washington March 28. 1796.
SIR,
PURSUANT to your letter of the 5. Bu[undecipherable] I have drawn a set of Bills on the Secretary of war at ten days sight, No. 16. payable to Jeremiah & Elijah Hunt or Order, for the Sum of Two hundred & forty Two Dollars on account of the pay of the Army for [strikethrough: January 1795] [undecipherable] January 1796.
The Honorable G[undecipherable]
Secretary of war
Philadelphia
I am for
your Most obt Serv
[signature: undecipherable]
[Endorsement on verso: The Honorable / the Secretary / of War / Philadelphia]
[Docketing, lower left verso: undecipherable — partial reading: Recd [?] 7 1796]
Type
Document Signed
Description
A set of bills has been drawn on the Secretary of War in favor of Jeremiah and Abijiah Hunt on account of the pay of the Army for December 1795 and January 1796.
Date
03/28/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Document number
1796032840201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan, Paymaster
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Washington

