Warrant to Discharge Accepted Bills
Document 1798In order to discharge accepted bills, Hodgdon requests a warrant to be charged to the Quartermaster General.
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Philadelphia 11th July 1798
Sir
To enable me to discharge seven accepted Bills in the Quarter Masters Department I request a Warrant for Seven thousand five hundred and four Dollars and fifty nine Cents, to be charged as usual to the Quarter Master Generals.
I am
James McHenry Esqr
Secretary of War
Sir
Your most Obedient Servant
Samuel Hodgdon
Philadelphia 11th July 1798
Sir
The articles answering to the enclosed Invoice was forwarded via Trenton this day — Mr Hunt will receive them and send them to you speedily. Will thank you to let me know when they arrive, and wether they agree with the Invoice.
I am Sir
Your Most Obedient Servt
Samuel Hodgdon
Lieutt Horatio Dayton —
Philadelphia 11th July 1798 —
Sir
Captain Vachees will deliver you a Hogshead containing Clothing as specified in the enclosed Invoice. You will please to receive it and send it forward with all convenient dispatch — I leave Lieut Daytons letter open, that you may put the invoice into it when you send the Hogshead to him — you will seal the letter before you send it on —
I am Sir
Your most Obedient Servant.
Samuel Hodgdon —
Major Peter Hans.
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
In order to discharge accepted bills, Hodgdon requests a warrant to be charged to the Quartermaster General.
Date
07/11/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798071128055
Page start
146
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster General
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
accepted bills
warrant

