Receipt of William Simmons warrant to Edward Wright for salary deputy paymaster and store keeper Tennessee
Document 1797Lewis received $250 from Simmons which he will transmit to Edward Wright for salary as deputy paymaster and storekeeper in Tennessee.
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[Samuel Lewis Senr
rect to transmit to Edd
Wright in Tennesse
Dr 250
August 19. 1797]
Received August 19.th 1797 of William Simmons Accountant a Warrant No 2273 for two hundred and fifty dollars which sum I am to transmit to Edward Wright, being on account of his Salary as Deputy paymaster and StoreKeeper in the State of Tennesse, & for which I am accountable to produce his receipt.
Samuel Lewis Senr
[underline: Dr 250]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Lewis received $250 from Simmons which he will transmit to Edward Wright for salary as deputy paymaster and storekeeper in Tennessee.
Date
08/19/1797
Author
Recipient
Document number
1797081970101
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Samuel Lewis
Edward Wright
deputy paymaster
storekeeper
accountant
clerk
Notable locations
War Office
accountant's office
Tennessee
Notable items
pay
warrant
receipt