Bill of Exchange for Purchasing Forage for Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Butler in Tennessee
Document 1800Request for $200 to be appropriated to Amos Bird for the Quarter Master's Department for purchasing forage for cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Butler in Tennessee.
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[Exchange for 200]
Knoxville the 26 February 1800
Sir,
A Bill of Exchange, second of the tenor and [undecipherable] impai— pay — tmas D Bird or ore.
its hundred dollars it being for value received of him in specie and is to be appropriated to the Quarter Masters Department for purchasing Forage for the cavalry under ast. Colonel [undecipherable: Butter?] in Tenasee— for which sum a hold myself accountable as, for advise of the same. I am Sir
the honorable Your hum. Servant
James [undecipherable] D[undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Secretary war of Philadelphia agt war
Received March 27th 1800 of William Simmons accountant allwanant No. 4910 for Two hundred dollars in full for the within Bill — James Elder
Dr 200.—
Type
Document Signed
Description
Request for $200 to be appropriated to Amos Bird for the Quarter Master's Department for purchasing forage for cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Butler in Tennessee.
Date
02/26/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Knoxville
Document number
1800022640401
Page start
1
Notable persons
James McHenry
David Henley
Amos Bird
Quartermasters Department
cavalry
Lieutenant Colonel Butler
William Simmons
James Elder
Notable locations
Knoxville
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Notable items
bill of exchange
specie
forage
warrant