Edward H. Monteith to Davis and Pugh, Apr. 8, 1868
- Title
- Edward H. Monteith to Davis and Pugh, Apr. 8, 1868
- Date
- 04-08-1868
- Creator
- Edward H. Monteith
- Recipient
- Davis and Pugh
- Description
- Freedmen's Bureau disbursing officer Edward H. Monteith send the firm of Davis and Pugh a check for $419.35 to pay for materials for Hopewell Crossroads, and asks for the receipts to be signed and returned to his office.
- Source
- Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Transcript
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Office Disbursing Officer April 8
Miss(Mrs.?) Davis and Pugh, Port Deposit Md.
Gentlemen:
I herewith enclose to you my check #812 payable to your order for $419.35 being payment for your bill of materials furnished for Freedmen School House at Hopewell X Roads, as p__ voucher enclosed.
Please sign the receipts upon the voucher and return them to this office. I hope you will pardon for the delay which was caused by the p__ of ber_ing incident upon the change of officers.
Your Obt. Servant,
E.H. Monteith
Disbursing Officer - IIIF Manifests
- https://ids.si.edu/ids/manifest/NMAAHC-005413070_00235