Set of Bills Payable to John Symmes
Document 1796A set of bills has been drawn on the Secretary of War payable to John Symmes on account of the pay of the Army for December 1795 and January 1796.
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Fort Washington April 1. 1796
SIR,
PURSUANT to your letter of 5 Decr 795. I have drawn a set of Bills on the Secretary of War at ten days sight, No. 15. payable to John Clevis Symmes or Order, for the Sum of One thousand five Hundred Dollars on account of the pay of the Army for December 1795. and To [undecipherable] January 1796.
Your most
Obedient Servt
[undecipherable signature]
[address:] The Honble Secy of war
Philada
[endorsement: Columbia [undecipherable] July 1796]
Type
Document Signed
Description
A set of bills has been drawn on the Secretary of War payable to John Symmes on account of the pay of the Army for December 1795 and January 1796.
Date
04/01/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Washington
Document number
1796040140201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Washington