Advance to Captain Samuel Henly
Document 1800Captain Samuel Henly, Conductor of Military Stores, has asked for an advance which Carrington has granted so he now has a draft on Hodgdon that will be transmitted to Samuel Meredith.
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Sir, Richmᵈ [undecipherable: possibly "Storehouse Viᵃ"] Octo 27. 1800
I recd your letter of the 30th ulto. by Capt. Lieut. Henley Conductor of Publick Stores; and he has called on me for an advance of [undecipherable] hundred [undecipherable] in consequence of your letter, I have let him have, for which he has given me a draft on you at Sight. I Shall, tomorrow, transmit the draft to Saml [undecipherable] Esq. [undecipherable], to be recd. and applied to my Credit for Revenue.
I am very respectfully
Sir yr best Obst
[undecipherable signature]
Samuel Hodgdon Esq
Intendant of Stores
[Address panel: Samuel Hodgdon Esq / Intendant of Stores / Philadelphia]
[Postal circular stamp: Richmond, Oct 27]
[Administrative stamp: Rec:ved from State Dept Nov. 24. 1832 R.P.O. 401810.]
[Filing notation upper right: undecipherable]
[Filing number in circle: 198]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Captain Samuel Henly, Conductor of Military Stores, has asked for an advance which Carrington has granted so he now has a draft on Hodgdon that will be transmitted to Samuel Meredith.
Date
10/27/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Supervisor's Office, Richmond
Document number
1800102780001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Edward Carrington
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Richmond, Supervisor's Office