Henley, David (1749-1823) [Voucher for Henley's pay as a clerk in War Department]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.06004 Author/Creator: Henley, David (1749-1823) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 23 December 1793 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy
Asks James Henry Langier, a clerk in the War Department, to give his pay to Burgess Allison. He is asking for pay for his services as clerk in the War Department from 1-5 July. The total is $7. It is signed at the bottom by Allison stating he "Received the above."
Colonel Henley was an agent for the War Department in charge of Indian Affairs based in Knoxville, 1793-1801.
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