Payment Forthcoming
Document 1796The Secretary of War will pay Smith $400, for which Gregg needs a receipt. Gregg could not pay before as the army was not paid.
20 James Smith Merch.t Second Street p.er Post Philadelphia Pittsburg 2.d Marsch 1796 Easteemed Friend, The Secretary of War will pay thee four Hundred Dollars, which please place to the A.c of C. Ormsby and me and forward me a Re.t __ I fully expected to have been able to have forwarded you a considerable Sum on My Own Ac.t before this, but could not in Consequence of the Army’s not beeing paid the payment has Commenced and I expect before long to receive Money from Jones. So Soon Shall Certainly remit you all I possibly Can 13 days Thy Friend Isaac Gregg
James Smith
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