Receipt of payment from Joseph Howell
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Receipt of payment from Joseph Howell
Description
Presley Nevill, paymaster to the militia army, received from Joseph Howell, accountant at the War Department, by hands of Thomas Fisher, $50,000 in bank notes - issued by the Bank of the United States - to pay the militia in western Pennsylvania. The militia is combating the Whiskey rebels.
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
23
author
sent from location
Pittsburg
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
Joseph Howell
Presley Nevill
paymaster
militia
notable location
Pittsburgh
notable item/thing
banknotes
bank notes
Bank of the United States
paper money
notable idea/issue
insurrection western counties Pennsylvania
whiskey rebellion
document number
1794112370001
page start
1
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In image | In source | Location in source | |
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[view document] (2 pages) | XVA13 (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | Pencil Number 4344 |
[view document] (2 pages) | XVA13a (2 pages) | Collection: Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) | Pencil Number 4344 |
Document names
Type | Name | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Author | Presley Nevill | Pittsburg | [n/a] |
Recipient | Joseph Howell | [unknown] | [n/a] |