Requests Money for Thomas Humes for Recruiting 4th US Regiment
Document 1799Henley paid Humes $500 for money appropriated for the recruiting service.
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Knoxville June 4th 1799
Sir
Agreeable to your instructions to me of the 12th April, I have this day drawn on you in favor of Thomas Humes for five hundred Dollars being for so much specu he paid into my hands to be appropriated to the use of Recruiting the fourth United States Regimt and having passed the same to the ludit of the Treasurer, request you to honor this Bill.
I am very Respectfully Your Humb Servant David Henley Agent of War
The honorable James McHenry Secretary of War Philiadelphia
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Type
Letterbook
Description
Henley paid Humes $500 for money appropriated for the recruiting service.
Date
06/04/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Repository
Collection
Document number
1799060440201
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Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Thomas Humes
United States Regiment
Treasurer
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Notable items
instructions
drawn on you
specie
appropriated
recruiting
bill