Receipt of Capt. William Rickard
Document 1797Enclosed is Capt. William Rickard's receipt for $407.57 being the money received from Simmons and paid to Rickard.
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Tarborough 9th February 1797
Sir
I enclose you Captain William Rickards receipt from [undecipherable] and Seven Dollars & 57 Cent (dated the 12th of Novbr.) being the money received from you to be paid to him — you will pardon the neglect in my not forwarding it sooner, the hope as Captain Rickards on paying him informed the Secretary of War of the receipt of the same, that no inconvenience has arisen from the neglect — I have the Honour to be
Sir
your Obt Servant
Jno G. L. Schenck
[Addressed: William Simmons Esquire / Accountants Office / Philadelphia]
[Postal notation: Janry Feby 97 Free]
[Docket: Letter from Jno G. L. Schenck on 9 & 18 [undecipherable] and answer thereto]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed is Capt. William Rickard's receipt for $407.57 being the money received from Simmons and paid to Rickard.
Date
02/09/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Farborough
Document number
1797020970201
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Simmons to Schenck
Notable persons
William Simmons
J. G. L. Schenck
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Farborough