Requests Payment for Joseph Greer

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Knoxville August 31st 1799 Sir I have drawn on you this day in favor of Joseph Greer, payable to him or order after ten days sight, for which value has been received in [undecipherable] to amount four hundred twenty one Dollars and seventy cents, to be appropriated to the Quarter Master Department and having [passed ] this Bill to the Credit of the Treasurer. Request your paying the same. I am very respectfully Your Humble Servant David Henley Agent War To the Honorable James McHenry Secretary of War Philadelphia

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Knoxville August 31^st 1799 Sir I have drawn on you this day in favor of Joseph Greer, payable to him or order after ten days sight, for which value has been received in Office to Amount four hundred seventy one Dollars and seventy Cents, to be Appropriated to the Quarter Masters Department and having passed this Bill to the Credit of the Treasurer Request your paying the Same. I am very Respectfully Your Humble Servant David Henley Agent War To the Honorable James M^cHenry Secretary of War Philadelphia [120]

Type

Letterbook

Description

Requests payment for Joseph Greer for the Quartermaster's Department.

Date

08/31/1799

Author

David Henley

Recipient

James McHenry

Sent from

Knoxville

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217)

Document number

1799083140301

Page start

Notable persons

James McHenry

David Henley

Joseph Greer

Quartermaster

treasurer

agent of war

Secretary of War

treasurer

Notable locations

Philadelphia

Knoxville

Quartermaster's Department

Tennessee

Notable items

specie

bill

credit