Receipt for Supplying and Marching Recruits from Staunton to Knoxville

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1635 [illegible] Alexr Gibson’s Rect to S. Lewis 200 Drs Recd 9th Decr Received, Staunton November 21st 1796 of Samuel Lewis Senior, two hundred Dollars for the purpose of defraying the necessary expence of supplying and marching my recruits from Staunton to Knoxville, for which sum I acknowlege my self accountable for the due application thereof Alexr Gibson Capt U. S. Army

Type

Document Signed

Description

Receipt of Samuel Lewis $200 for defraying personal expenses of supplying and marching recruits from Staunton to Knoxville.

Date

11/21/1796

Sent from

Staunton

Document number

1796111115002

Page start

1

Notable persons

Alexander Gibson
Samuel Lewis Senior
Samuel Lewis
recruits

Notable locations

Staunton
Knoxville

Notable items

defraying
expenses
supplying
marching