Enclosed Receipts
Document 1798Enclosed are five receipts for bounty paid in the amount of $25. The blank which was enclosed last week was a mistake not discovered until the next day.
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Elizabeth Town 25t August 1798
Sir,
I now enclose you five receipts for twenty Dollars, Bounty Lands —
The Blank which I enclosed you the last week was through mistake which I did not discover untile the next day —
I am Sir,
Your Most Obedt Servt
Horatio R. Dayton, Lieut
A &R
[signature]
William Simmons Esqre
[verso:]
[Bill]
Elizabeth Town
Lieut August 25th 1798
the Alexander Dayton
and same day
William Simmons Esquire
Accountant
Trenton —
[Eli Dayton?
Esqr S —]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed are five receipts for bounty paid in the amount of $25. The blank which was enclosed last week was a mistake not discovered until the next day.
Date
08/25/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Elizabeth Town
Document number
1798082570001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Horatio Dayton
Notable locations
Trenton
Elizabeth Town