Pay of John Ash

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SIR D'troit Sept 30. 1797. IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 11. th— day of August — 1797. — I have drawn a duplicate sett of bills of Exchange on you, No. 163. — dated at D'troit — the 30 th— day of September — 1797 — at ten — days sight, in favour of John Ash or order for the sum of One thousand dollars, on account of the Pay of the Army up + to 30 September 1797. I have the honour to be Sir, your Obt. Humble Serv. C [undecipherable] Hon. James McHenry Sec. of War United States. [address panel: The Honorable / James McHenry / Secretary of War / Philadelphia] --- D'troit September 30 1797. SIR IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 11th — day of August — 1797. — I have drawn a duplicate sett of bills of Exchange on you, No. 164 dated at D'troit — the 30 day of September — 1797 — at ten days fight, in favour of Robert [undecipherable] or order for the sum of One thousand [undecipherable] dollars, on account of the Pay of the army up to the 30 September 1797. I have the honour to be Sir, your Obt. Humble Servant: C [undecipherable] Hon. [James] McHenry Sec. of War United States. [address panel: The Honorable / James McHenry / Secretary of War / Philadelphia]

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Swan certifies to McHenry that he has drawn the sum of one thousand dollars in favor of John Ash on account of the pay of the Army through the 30th of September 1797.