Payment order signed by Jeffery Amherst, 1761 June 11

Item Information

Title:
Payment order signed by Jeffery Amherst, 1761 June 11
Description:
Order of payment from Jeffery Amherst dated June 11, 1761 from Albany, New York. The order is addressed to Abraham Mortier, the paymaster of the British Army in the colonies. Jeffery Amherst orders that Sir William Johnson, British Superintendant of Indian Affairs for the northern colonies be paid the sum of one thousand pounds sterling.
Creator:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, 1717-1797
Date:
June 11, 1761
Format:
Manuscripts
Genre:
Orders (military records)
Drafts (negotiable instruments)
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 1 Folder 14 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Jeffery Amherst Collection
Subjects:
Amherst, Jeffery Amherst--1717-1797--Archives
Great Britain--Army--Records and correspondence
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Johnson, William, 1715-1774
Places:
United States
Extent:
1 item (3 pages)
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:74247
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Place of origin:
Albany (New York)
Language:
English