Requests Money for Samuel C. Hale, under Colonel Butler
Document 1799Requests payment for Samuel C. Hale, working for the army under Colonel Butler. Reports species rate as per Lieutenant Chandler, paymaster.
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Knoxville June 20th 1799
Sir
I have drawn on you this day in favor of Samuel C Hale or [strikethrough: order] for Five thousand five hundred Dollars, payable to him or order after ten days Sight, which Sum is to be appropriated for the payment of the army under Colonel Butlen, for the months of January, February and March.
Water in Specie has been lodged at So. McPoint in the hands of Lieut Chandler as Pay Master — for the above Sum. which Saves the transportation and trouble, in Carrying it there, And having passed the Same to the Credit of the Treasurer — request this [strikethrough: from] Draft may meet your approbation.
I am very Respectfully
Your Humble Servant
David Henley
Agent of War
The Honorable
James McHenry
Secretary
of War
Type
Letterbook
Description
Requests payment for Samuel C. Hale, working for the army under Colonel Butler. Reports species rate as per Lieutenant Chandler, paymaster.
Date
06/20/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1799062040001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Samuel C. Hale
Colonel Butler
Lieutenant Chandler
Paymaster
Treasurer
agent of war
Army
Notable locations
Knoxville
Southwest Point
Tennessee
Notable items
specie
payment
credit
draft