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Document 1800Bill of exchange drawn on Harris in favor of Nathan Wright. Money is salary of E. Wright for 3 months of service as factor at Creek Factory in Georgia.
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[No 5.
Fort Wilkinson 1 April 1800
[undecipherable: Copy/Draft] of a letter to the
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] Military
Stores [undecipherable] the [undecipherable]
Exchange for 250 D[undecipherable]
drawn in favor of
my Brother Nathan —]
Fort Wilkinson April 1st 1800
Sir
I have this day drawn a bill of Exchange on you, in favour of my Brother Nathan Wright, or order, who lives in Queen Ann's County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, for two hundred and fifty Dollars, payable at sight, it being in my Salary as Factor to the United States Georgia Factory, at Fort Wilkinson on the River Oconee in the State of Georgia, from the first day of January to the thirty first day of March eighteen hundred, both days included being three Months, at the rate of One thousand Dollars per Annum. I have herein inclosed an open Letter to my Brother, which incloses said Bill. I will thank you Sir, to read said Letter and Bill, and if they are such as will enable him or order to receive the Money, to seal and forward them by Post.
I am Sir
your obedient &
humble Servant
Edward Wright
U. S. factor
Mr. John Harris
Keeper of Military Stores
Philadelphia
[Copy sent by Post the Day
it was written]
Type
Draft Letter Signed
Description
Bill of exchange drawn on Harris in favor of Nathan Wright. Money is salary of E. Wright for 3 months of service as factor at Creek Factory in Georgia.
Date
04/01/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Fort Wilkinson
Document number
1800040180201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Harris
Edward Wright
Nathan Wright
factor
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Wilkinson
Queen Ann's County
Eastern Shore
Creek Factory
Georgia Factor
Oconee River
Georgia
Notable items
bill of exchange
salary
factory

