Payment Forthcoming
Item
Type
Letter Signed
Title
Payment Forthcoming
Description
The Secretary of War will pay Smith $400, for which Gregg needs a receipt. Gregg could not pay before as the army was not paid.
year created
1796
month created
03
day created
02
author
sent from location
Pittsburgh
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in image
notable person/group
Isaac Gregg
James Smith
Secretary of War
Ormsby
Army
Jones
notable location
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Second Street
notable item/thing
payment
account
money
remit
receipt
document number
1796030290301
transcription
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
[written along the left margin:] [undecipherable]
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
[written along the left margin:] [undecipherable]
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | ZAY03a (2 pages) | Collection: Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217) | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Isaac Gregg | Pittsburgh | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Smith | Philadelphia | [n/a] |