Pay of the Army, 1798
Document 1798Certification that $1100 has been drawn in favor of John W. Browne, dated 25 June 1798 at Cincinnati, on account of the pay of the Army for 1798.
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Cincinnati June 25 1798
SIR,
IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 6th day of April 1798 — I have drawn a duplicate [strikethrough: set of] bills of exchange on you, No. 217 — dated at Cincinnati the 25 day of June 1798 at [strikethrough: twenty eight,] in favor of John W Browne or order for the sum of Eleven Hundred dollars, on account of the pay of the Army for 1798.
I have the honour to be Sir, your Obt. Humble Servant.
[undecipherable: probable reading: C. Mau]
The Hon. Sec. of War
United States.
[address leaf: 27 Nores [undecipherable] / The Honorable / James McHenry / Secretary of War / Philadelphia]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification that $1100 has been drawn in favor of John W. Browne, dated 25 June 1798 at Cincinnati, on account of the pay of the Army for 1798.
Date
06/25/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1798062540201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Cincinnati