Requests Payment to William Kirkland, Merchant
Document 1796Hawkins requests $200 for William Kirkland, merchant of Georgia on his way to New York. The sum Hawkins intimated in letter to McHenry 20 March 1796.
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[Docket: Benjamin Hawkins / Warrenton / April 21 / recd [undecipherable] / Covering draft for two / hundred dollars]
Warrenton 21. of April 1796
I have this day drawn on you for [underline: two hundred dollars] in favour of Mr. William Thielkend a merchant of that Stat now on his way to New-York This sum as I intimated to you in my letter of the 20 of march I find necessary to enable me to proceed on to execute the trust vested in me by the executive. I request you Sir to cause the bill to be paid on sight —
I am with sincere regard your obedient servant
Benjamin Hawkins
James McHenry
Secretary of War.
Type
Document Signed
Description
Hawkins requests $200 for William Kirkland, merchant of Georgia on his way to New York. The sum Hawkins intimated in letter to McHenry 20 March 1796.
Date
04/21/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Warrenton, Georgia
Document number
1796042140201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Benjamin Hawkins
William Kirkland
merchant
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Warrenton
Georgia
New York
Notable items
drawn
sum
bill
paid on sight