Pay of the Army for May, June, July 1796
Document 1796Swan has drawn a set of bills on McHenry payable to Thomas Underwood for $1,400 for the pay of the Army for May, June, and July 1796.
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Sir Detroit 25 December 1796
Pursuant to your letter of 16 August 1796 I have drawn a set of bills on you at ten days Sight N° 145. payable to Thomas Underwood or order for one thousand four hundred dollars on account of the pay of the Army for May June and July 1796
I am
Sir
your Most Hum: Ser.
[undecipherable: probable reading C. Swan]
The Honble
James McHenry
Secretary of War
[Endorsement on address panel: Letter from Detroit from [undecipherable] received [undecipherable]]
[N° 145]
The Honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Philadelphia
Type
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
Description
Swan has drawn a set of bills on McHenry payable to Thomas Underwood for $1,400 for the pay of the Army for May, June, and July 1796.
Date
12/25/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Detroit
Document number
1796122540101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Detroit