Bill of Exchange for Charles Selleck
Document 1796Bill of exchange for $280 to Charles Selleck for the charter of his sloop to transport troops, signed by John Bruff. Endorsed on back.
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No 2. Niagara Decembr 16. 1796.
After ten Days sight of this my second bill of exchange, Pay to Charles Dillick or Order (in the City of New York) Two Hundred and Eighty Doll-ars being for the charter of his Sloop employed in the transportation of a Detach-ment of troops and their bagages from Oswego to this post. — and place the same to acc[oun]t of [undecipherable] for —
To the Honble James McHenry Esqr Your Obedient Servant
Secy of War ——— New York [Doull] Capt—
Commandt at Niagara
26th January 1797 Accepted to Pay at the
Bank of the United States ——
Samuel Hodgdon
[736]
[pd. 8 Feb. 1797.]
[Ri BUS]
Pay the Amount Mentioned in this Bill to Mr Joseph Kinsela or his Order Value Received.
Chas W Dillick
Pay the Amount Mentioned in this Bill to Mr Jonathan H Bell or his Order Value Received.
Joseph Kinsela
Pay the Amt Mentioned in the within Bill to Mr Elias Breevort or Order. Jonathan H Bell [undecipherable]
Elias Breevort
Stephen B[undecipherable]
Samuel [undecipherable]
For [undecipherable] & Riley
Type
Document Signed
Description
Bill of exchange for $280 to Charles Selleck for the charter of his sloop to transport troops, signed by John Bruff. Endorsed on back.
Date
12/16/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Niagra
Document number
1796121640001
Page start
5
Note
Enclosed in Stagg to Hodgdon, 99/99/9999.
Notable persons
James McHenry
James Bruff
Charles Selleck
troops
Samuel Hodgdon
Bank of the United States
Jonathan A Pell
Jospeh Kinsela
Elizabeth Pell
Elias Brewort
Stephen B Marson
Samuel Goodrich
Goodrich & Riley
Notable locations
Niagara
City of New York
New York
Oswego
Notable items
bill of exchange
sloop
charter
transportation
baggage
bill

