My Request for Some Money

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

My Request for Some Money

Description

Enclosed are the estimates of the pay roll, muster roll, and return of articles for March 1796. Ames requests money which he finds useful for private affairs, is necessary and essential in the public, and gives new life and energy to the business.

year created

1796

month created

04

day created

02

author

sent from location

Springfield

recipient

in image

note

The document's recipent is referred only as "Sir", but it is persumed to be the Secretary of War.

notable person/group

James McHenry
David Ames

notable location

Springfield

notable item/thing

credit
cash in hand
savings
urgency

document number

1796040240001

page start

1

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Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (11 pages) ZTN15 (11 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) [unknown]
[view document] (11 pages) ZTN15a (11 pages) Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author David Ames Springfield [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry [unknown] [n/a]