Receipt of Samuel Lewis.
Document 1796Samuel Lewis, clerk in War Dept, notes that he received of Samuel Hodgdon the amount of $350 for muskets sold to Mr Anthony Butler.
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[Endorsement on verso:]
Samuel Lewis's.
receipt for
34375/100 Dollars
Aug 5. 1796.
[Sideways notation:] Samuel Lewis Jun. Philadelphia Aug 5. 1796. Dolls 343. 75.
[Stamp: Received from State Dep[artmen]t Nov. 24. 1864. B.P.O. 401810.]
Philadelphia August 5. 1796. Received of Samuel Hodgdon Three hundred and fortythree Dollars and Seventyfive Cents; being the amount of the Twentyfive Muskets &c. sold Mr Anthony Butler, by order of the Secretary of War. —
[circled:] Dollars 343. 75.—
Samuel Lewis Junr
Clerk in War Office
Type
Document Signed
Description
Samuel Lewis, clerk in War Dept, notes that he received of Samuel Hodgdon the amount of $350 for muskets sold to Mr Anthony Butler.
Date
08/05/1796
Author
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1796080515101
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Lewis
Anthony Butler
William Hodgdon
Notable locations
Philadelphia