Bill of Exchange for James Ferguson
Document 1799$200 due James Ferguson for cash paid by him to Swan for the pay of the army.
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No. 352 Dollars.
Cincinnati April 12, 1799.
S I R,
AT Ten days sight of this first of Exchange
the second James Ferguson being unpaid,
please to pay to James Ferguson or order, the sum of
Two Hundred
Dollars, which sum I have received of him in Cash: and charge the
same as per advice herewith to my Account.
The Sec'ty. of War,
of the United States.
[signed] C. [undecipherable]
[Pay of the army 1799]
[presented 9th May 1799.
P. Harper
[undecipherable]]
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James Ferguson
Description
$200 due James Ferguson for cash paid by him to Swan for the pay of the army.
Date
04/12/1799
Author
Sent from
Cincinnati
Document number
1799041240201
Notable persons
Caleb Swan
Secretary of War
James McHenry
James Ferguson
William Simmons
Joseph Simmons
Notable locations
Cincinnati
Notable items
bill of exchange
pay of the troops
cash
warrant