Bill of exchange; request to pay King G. Crozier
Document 1798Henley request to Secretary of War James McHenry to pay King G. Crozier $1000, to applied as payment to the army
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Exchange for 1000$
Sir
After ten days sight of this my first bill of exchange, second of like tenor and date unpaid, pay King & Crozier, or their order one thousand Dollars, it being for value received of them in Specie, and is to be applied to the payment of the Army, and for which Sum I hold myself accountable —
I am Sir
Knoxville State of Tennessee Your Mo[st Ob't] Servant
the 10th January 1798— David Henley
To the Honorable Agt War
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Philadelphia
[rec'd Feb 16. 1798]
[undecipherable] the within to Messrs Joseph Magoffin & Son.
Merchants Philadelphia or order
January 1st [1798?] for self & Crozier
Wm King
Received March 1st 1798.
of William Simmons, Accountt
a Warrant No: 2641. for one
thousand Dollars, in full of the
within bill. Joseph Magoffin & Son
Drs 1000——
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Henley request to Secretary of War James McHenry to pay King G. Crozier $1000, to applied as payment to the army
Date
01/10/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1798011040001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Agent War Department
King G. Crozier
Secretary of War
War Department
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Notable items
bill of exchange
pay
specie

