Bill of Exchange
Document 1798A Bill of Exchange drawn in favor of A. Hunt in the amount of $500 on account of pay of the Army for 1798.
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Cincinnati Sept 24th 1798.
SIR,
IN pursuance of the authority of your letter of the 6th day of April — 179 5 I have drawn a [strikethrough: duplicate sett of] bills of exchange on you, No. 295 dated at Cincinnati the 24 day of September 1798 at Ten days sight, in favor of [strikethrough: C A & J W Hurst —] or order for the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, on account of the pay of the army for 1798.
I have the honor to be
Sir, your Obt. Humble Servant.
[signature: C. [undecipherable]]
The Hon. Sec. of War
United States.
[address leaf:]
[Sept 24]
[undecipherable]
[undecipherable: Capt. C.W.?]
The Honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Philadelphia or
Trenton
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
A Bill of Exchange drawn in favor of A. Hunt in the amount of $500 on account of pay of the Army for 1798.
Date
09/24/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1798092440101
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Caleb Swan
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Trenton
Cincinnati