Set of Bills Payable to James Taylor
Document 1796A set of bills has been drawn on McHenry payable to James Taylor on account of the pay of the Army for two months.
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Cincinnati May 27. 1796
SIR,
PURSUANT to your letter of 23 ap[ril] 96 I have drawn a set of Bills on you — — at ten days sight, No. 26 payable to James Taylor — or Order, for the Sum of One thousand five hundred & twenty Dollars on account of the pay of the Army for two months.
To
The Hon[ora]ble
James McHenry
Sec[retary of War]
I am Sir
Y[ou]r Ob[edien]t Serv[an]t
[undecipherable] Gnaw
[Address leaf: The Hon[ora]ble / [undecipherable] / Secretary of / [undecipherable] / Philadelphia]
[Endorsement, lower left: Colo. [undecipherable] / no. [undecipherable] Aug. [undecipherable]. 1796 / no. [undecipherable]]
Type
Document Signed
Description
A set of bills has been drawn on McHenry payable to James Taylor on account of the pay of the Army for two months.
Date
05/27/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1796052740001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Cincinnati