Payment of troops
Document 1799Paymaster Isaac Guion requests payment of $3500 to Abijah Hunt to complete payment of troops.
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[1 Capt. J. Guion
3 Bill Exchange
3.500 Dolls
3210
[lower left, inverted:] [undecipherable]
[lower right, inverted:] [undecipherable: probable reading "No. 4231 / Paid by Tennant"]]
Natchez February 26.th 1799.
Exchange for
Dollars 3500 — At Twelve days sight of this my third
of Exchange, first and second of the same tenor and date
not paid, pay to Mr Abijah Hunt or order Three
thousand five hundred dollars, it being for [undecipherable: probable reading "value"]
received of him to compleat the payment of the
troops in this quarter up to the first day of March
next, and charge as for advice, Sir,
[endorsed diagonally across document:] [undecipherable: probable reading "Austin Tennant"]
The Honorable Your Obedient Very
James McHenry Humble Servant
Secretary of War for [signature]
the United States [undecipherable] Captain
Pay Master
Type
Document Signed
Description
Paymaster Isaac Guion requests payment of $3500 to Abijah Hunt to complete payment of troops.
Date
02/26/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Natchez
Document number
1799022640001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
Captain Isaac Guion
Secretary of War
troops
paymaster
Abijah Hunt
Notable locations
Mississippi
Natchez
Notable items
pay
bill of exchange

