Requests Money for Cochran and Thursby
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Requests Money for Cochran and Thursby
Description
Requests payment to Cochran & Thursby for remittance of Thomas Hickman.
year created
1799
month created
05
day created
22
author
sent from location
Knoxville
recipient
in collection
notable person/group
James McHenry
David Henley
Cochran & Thursby
Thomas Hickman
Accountant
notable location
Knoxville
Nashville
Army Department
notable item/thing
remittance
money
appropriated
bill
abstract of warrants
receipt
document number
1799052240401
page start
1
transcription
Knoxville May 22nd 1799
Sir
I have drawn on you this date in favor of Cochran & Hrusley payable to them on order After ten days sight for one thousand five hundred dollars, being for so much lodged in my hands for Remittance by Thomas Hickman of Nashville the 10th of April and having no immediate use for the money at that time, deffered drawing lile wanted, being the term upon which I received it, as the Sum is now appropriated for the Army Department the Bill mentioned for that use.
But perceiving by an abstract of warrants from the Accountant, the Receipts I gave for the Money has already been taken up, and paid the 20th of April, the Bill is only to be presented by Cockraw & Hursley for form and acknowledgement of pay and which I have so notifyed them.
I am very Respectly
Your Humble Servt
David Henley
Agent of War
The honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Sir
I have drawn on you this date in favor of Cochran & Hrusley payable to them on order After ten days sight for one thousand five hundred dollars, being for so much lodged in my hands for Remittance by Thomas Hickman of Nashville the 10th of April and having no immediate use for the money at that time, deffered drawing lile wanted, being the term upon which I received it, as the Sum is now appropriated for the Army Department the Bill mentioned for that use.
But perceiving by an abstract of warrants from the Accountant, the Receipts I gave for the Money has already been taken up, and paid the 20th of April, the Bill is only to be presented by Cockraw & Hursley for form and acknowledgement of pay and which I have so notifyed them.
I am very Respectly
Your Humble Servt
David Henley
Agent of War
The honorable
James McHenry
Secretary of War
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZWL06 (1 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) | [unknown] |
| [view document] (1 pages) | ZWL01a (26 pages) | Collection: Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | David Henley | Knoxville | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |