Notification of Recent Bills Drawn, Etc.
Document 1797Notifies Hodgdon of a number of recent bills drawn, and of his intent to provide bills for the doctor of the post at Pittsburgh while Wilkins remains there. Asks Hodgdon to pay the Treasury Office for money due on a land certificate held by Wilkins, and charge the same amount to him in the quartermaster accounts.
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Pt. Harmar 26th Oct[undecipherable]
Sir
[I] have drawn this day on you in favor of William H. Ad[undecipherable] [undecipherable] for one thousand Dollars — I also drew a Bill No 46 dated at Pittsburgh in fav[or of?] [undecipherable] Harrison which I transmitted [to] you at Fort Washington, & I believe [not yet] advising you of [it?]
I shall while I remain [at?] this [undecipherable] for all the money [undecipherable] as in [Qmart?] Department — [I] will please forward [to] me an account of [monies] issued [undecipherable] on my account that we may [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
I take the liberty of begging that you would pay to the treasurer of the United States 1154 Doll. & 56 Cents, being [the]
the balance due on the enclosed Certificate — It is for a tract of land [undecipherable] [undecipherable] last [year?] — I [undecipherable] [would?] pay in money without the land [undecipherable] on [failure?] [which] will appear [by?] the [undecipherable] — a forfeiture takes place — on [paying?] [the?] above you will take the [Treasurer's?] receipt on the back of the Certificate & the [balance?] [undecipherable] at [the?] [Secretary of State?] [who?] will [issue?] in [the?] [same?] name — please [forward?] the money [undecipherable] [undecipherable] to my account — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [by?] the Certificate [but?] the money must be paid on or before 14[th?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
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[undecipherable]
[Col. Hodgdon]
[Phila[delphia]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Notifies Hodgdon of a number of recent bills drawn, and of his intent to provide bills for the doctor of the post at Pittsburgh while Wilkins remains there. Asks Hodgdon to pay the Treasury Office for money due on a land certificate held by Wilkins, and charge the same amount to him in the quartermaster accounts.
Date
10/26/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Document number
1797102680101
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Willkins to Hodgdon, 11/04/1797.
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Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
John Wilkins
doctor
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Treasury Office
Notable items
bills
land certificate
quartermaster accounts

