Requests Money to Pay Anthony Foster for Recruitment
Document 1799Requests payment for Anthony Foster for recruitment.
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Knoxville May 15th 1799
Sir
I have drawn on you this date for five hundred dollars in favor of Anthony Foster Co. Payable to them or order at thirty days sight, being for value received of them in Specie, and is to be appropriated for the use of Recruiting the Fourth United States Reg’d and having passed the same to the Audit of the Treasurer. Request the Bill meet your Concurrence
I am very Respectfully yr humble Servt David Henley Agent of War
The honorable James McHenry Secretary of War
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Requests payment for Anthony Foster for recruitment.
Date
05/15/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1799051540301
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Anthony Foster
agent war department
Secretary of War
treasurer
Notable locations
Knoxville
Notable items
recruiting
specie
bill
credit