Pay of the Army, August 1798
Document 1798Certification that $500 has been drawn in favor of Thomas Acheson, dated 09 August 1798 at Cincinatti, on account of the pay of the Army for 1798.
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[269. T.W.
The Honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Philadelphia]
Cincinnati August 9. 1798
SIR,
IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 6th day of April — 1798 — I have drawn a duplicate sett of bills of exchange on you, No. **269** — dated at Cincinnati the 9thday of August — 1798 at ten days sight, in favor of Thomas Atcheson — or order for the sum of Five Hundred — dollars, on account of the pay of the army for 1798.
I have the honour to be
Sir, your Obt. Humble Serv.
[undecipherable signature]
The Hon. Sec. of War
United States.
[Presented 13 Nov 1798]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Certification that $500 has been drawn in favor of Thomas Acheson, dated 09 August 1798 at Cincinatti, on account of the pay of the Army for 1798.
Date
08/09/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1798080940201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Cincinnati