Receipt for Pay of Armorers and Supply of Iron and Steel at Springfield
Document 1800Doughty received $4500 from Simmons to be transmitted to Samuel Hodgdon at Philadelphia, agent for Joseph Williams, paymaster and store keeper at Springfield Massachusetts, for pay of armorers.
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Receipt
Samuel Meredith
Dr 4500.—
Octr 21th 1800
Received Oct. 21 1800 of William Simmons Accountant a Warrant N.º 5295 issued by the Secretary of War for Four thousand five hundred Dollars to be transmitted by me to Samuel Hodgdon at Philadelphia Agent for Joseph Williams Pay master &Store Keeper at Springfield for the pay of the Armourers employed at that place, the Supply of Iron Steel &c for the present month of October agreeably to Estimate on file: for which Sum the said Joseph Williams to be accountable —
Dolls 4500.— William Doughty
[undecipherable: signature flourish]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Doughty received $4500 from Simmons to be transmitted to Samuel Hodgdon at Philadelphia, agent for Joseph Williams, paymaster and store keeper at Springfield Massachusetts, for pay of armorers.
Date
10/21/1800
Author
Recipient
Document number
1800102170001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
William Doughty
Joseph Williams
Samuel Meredith
accountant
Secretary of War
Samuel Hodgdon
paymaster
storekeeper
armorer
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Springfield
Notable items
pay
iron
steel