Receipt of Jeremiah and Abijah Hunt
Document 1797Swan transmits to McHenry the receipt of W.H. Harrison for the sum of $3,900 on account of the recruiting service for 1797.
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D'etroit 24 October 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. 181 dated at D'etroit the 24 day of October 1797 at ten days sight, in favour of Jeremiah and Abijah Hunt or order for [strikethrough: the] sum of Three Thousand Seven hundred dollars, on account of the Subsistence of the army up to the 30. September 1797 I have the honour to be Sir, your Obt. Humble Servant.
[undecipherable: probable reading J. Mau]
n.
U'Henry
Sec. of War
United States.
[Address leaf:] The Honorable James McHenry Secretary of War Philadelphia
Type
Document Signed
Description
Swan transmits to McHenry the receipt of W.H. Harrison for the sum of $3,900 on account of the recruiting service for 1797.
Date
10/24/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Detroit
Document number
1797102415101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Phialdelphia
Detroit