Receipt of Lt. James Sterrett

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[No. 158. b.d.] [1^st] The Hon^ble James McHenry Secretary of War Philadelphia [recd [undecipherable] [undecipherable]] D^troit Sep 21. 1797. SIR IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 11. _____ day of August _____ 1797. — I have drawn a duplicate sett of bills of Exchange on you, No. 158. — dated at D^troit _____ the 21. _____ day of September 1797. _____ at ten days fight, in favour of Lieut James Herritta or order, for the sum of One thousand _____ dollars, on account of the pay of the army upto the 30 of September 797. I have the honour to be Sir, your Obt. Humble Servant: [signature] The Hon. Jas M^cHenry Sec. of War United States.

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Swan transmits to McHenry a form letter in which he states that he has drawn a duplicate set of bills on McHenry for the sum of one thousand dollars in favor of Lt. James Sterrett for the pay of the Army though September 30th 1797.