Protecting Bills from Villains
Document 1800$1500 in post notes on account of the armory have been received. Williams recommends cutting bills into halves as a safe way of ensuring that they would be of no value to villains who take them. The villain would have half while the other half would be in the possession of the lawful owner who could procure from the bank a new bill from the half he retains. Instructions have been received respecting the sale of scrap iron,.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
$1500 in post notes on account of the armory have been received. Williams recommends cutting bills into halves as a safe way of ensuring that they would be of no value to villains who take them. The villain would have half while the other half would be in the possession of the lawful owner who could procure from the bank a new bill from the half he retains. Instructions have been received respecting the sale of scrap iron,.
Date
01/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1800012780001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Joseph Williams
merchants
villain
Secretary of War
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Springfield
Armory
Notable items
post notes
account
bills cut in halves
bills
sale of scrap iron