Draft for $2820
Document 1798Enclosed is a draft for $2820 to be drawn on the Secretary of War and for which a receipt is required.
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William Simmons Esqr
Sir
Inclos'd you have [undecipherable: Chevan] draft on the Sec'y for 28[undecipherable] dollars, which [undecipherable] [undecipherable] Shall be on [undecipherable: nettie] due, [undecipherable] oblige us by [undecipherable] us of the receipt of it. We are with much respect
Your Oblig'd Servants
Cochrane & [undecipherable]
Germantown 29 October 1798
[Endorsement on verso: [undecipherable] Cochrane [undecipherable] / Dec[undecipherable] [undecipherable] / [undecipherable]]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Enclosed is a draft for $2820 to be drawn on the Secretary of War and for which a receipt is required.
Date
10/29/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Germantown
Document number
1798102970101
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
Cochran l. Thursby
Caleb Swan
Secretary of War
accountant
Notable locations
Germantown
Pennsylvania