Requests Payment for Josiah Watson Jr. to Pay Tennessee Army
Document 1799Requests payment for Josiah Watson for John Love, to pay the army of Tennessee under Lieutenant Colonel Butler.
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Knoxville October 19th 1799
Sir
I have drawn on you this day in favor of Josiah Wels on Junior, for three hundred dollars, payable to him or order after ten days sight, it being for so much received in specie, of John Love and is to be Appropriated to the paying the Army in Tennessee under Lieut Colonel Butler for the Months of October, November & December.
And having paid the same to the credit of the Treasurer, Request due honor thereto
I am very Respectfully
Your Humble Servt
The Honorable David Henley
Agent of War
James McHenry
Type
Letterbook
Description
Requests payment for Josiah Watson for John Love, to pay the army of Tennessee under Lieutenant Colonel Butler.
Date
10/19/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Collection
Document number
1799101940001
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Josiah Watson
John Love
Lieutenant Colonel Butler
Treasurer
agent of war
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tennessee
Notable items
credit
specie