Duplicate set of bills of exchange in favor of Josiah Pitt
Document 1797Duplicate bills of exchange drawn in favor of Josiah Pitt for $200 on account of pay of army.
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Cincinnati June 29 1798.
SIR,
IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 6th day of April 1798 I have drawn a duplicate sett of bills of exchange on you, No. 227. dated at Cincinnati the 29th day of June 1798 at days sight, in favor of Josiah Pitt or order for the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, on account of the pay of the army for 1798.
I have the honour to be
Sir, your Obt. Humble Servant.
C. Nau
The Hon. Sec. of War
United States.
[address leaf: The Honourable / James McHenry / Secretary of War / Philadelphia]
Type
Printed Document Signed
Description
Duplicate bills of exchange drawn in favor of Josiah Pitt for $200 on account of pay of army.
Date
06/29/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1797062940401
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
paymaster
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Ohio
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Notable items
bill of exchange
pay