Discharging Accepted Bills
Document 1798Hodgdon requests a warrant to discharge nineteen accepted bills in the Quartermaster's department.
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Philadelphia 24th July 1793
Sir
To discharge nineteen accepted Bills in the Quarter Masters Department I request a Warrant in this favor for thirteen thousand seventy Dollars and eighty five Cents
With respect and Esteem
I am
Sir
James McHenry Esqr Your most Obedient Servant
Secretary of War. Samuel Hodgdon
Philadelphia 25th July 1798.
Sir
Enclosed is a return for stationary wanted at Pitts-burgh, and another for several small articles wanted in the Public Store — the stationary is on hand, the other articles must be purchased —
I am Sir,
Your Most Obedient Servant
Samuel Hodgdon —
James. Mc Henry Esqr
Philadelphia 26th July 1798.
Sir By order of the Secretary of War I send to your address the Articles inserted in the enclosed Invoice. you will please to inform me when you receive them and whether they agree with the Invoice
I am
Sir
Your most Obt. Servt
Samuel Hodgdon —
Capt James Sittle
Trenton
Type
Author's Letterbook Copy
Description
Hodgdon requests a warrant to discharge nineteen accepted bills in the Quartermaster's department.
Date
07/24/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Document number
1798072428055
Page start
158
Notable persons
James McHenry
Samuel Hodgdon
Quartermaster's department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Notable items
accepted bills
warrant

