Notification of Drawing Bills of Exchange
Document 1798Drew bills of exchange in favor of Joseph Huston, for pay.
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Cincinnati Sept. 5. 1798.
Sir,
In pursuance of your letter to me at the 4th of April 1798. I have drawn a set of bills of exchange on you N.º 285. dated at Cincinnati the 5 Sept. 1798. at ten days sight in favor of Joseph Huston or order for the sum of four Hundred and twenty dollars on account of the pay of the army for 1798.
I have the honor to be
Sir
Y[ou]r Most Humble Ser[van]t
[signature: C. [undecipherable]]
The Hon.ble James McHenry
Sec.y of War.
[283. ol. 12]
[address leaf:
The Honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War.
Philadelphia.]
[docket, upper right: Cincinnati Sept 5 / Colo. [undecipherable] / [undecipherable] Jarreau]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Drew bills of exchange in favor of Joseph Huston, for pay.
Date
09/05/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1798090540201
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Joseph Huston
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Notable items
bill of exchange
money
cash