Letter, Solicitor of the Treasury to John Bell, 1 June 1841
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Solicitor of the Treasury [Charles B. Penrose], Letter, [], to John Bell, [], 1 June 1841; unidentified handwriting; docket and notation in unidentified handwriting; one page; Case Files and Other Records Relating to Suits, 1791–1929, Records of the Solicitor of the Treasury, Record Group 206, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington DC.
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Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury
June. 1. 1841.
Hon John Bell
Secretary of War
Sir.
<I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 29th ult with the accompanying papers. I have written to the district attornies for the District of & insructing them to bring suits as suggested by Capt [Robert E.] Lee and I have now to request that you will send him forward to [blank] [Montgomery] Blair> You arerequested to cause Robt. E. Lee Capt. Engineers Fort Hamilton, Harbour, to transmitto M. Blair Esq. the U. S. Dist. Attorney, for , an order on the Bank of Missouri, , for the note of , , Joseph Smith & , for $4.86638/100 payable in eight months after date, (Sept. 10. 1840) to Capt. Lee, as Agent of the or order, and dated , Illinois, that a writ may be instituted therein, it having been pro◊◊ted for non payment.
You are <and> also requested to causeCapt. Lee to transmit to Esq. Dist. Atty. for , an order on the said Bank of , for the note of D. G. Whitney, J. O. Woodruff, & Samuel Holmes, for $482.49/100 payable in eight months from date (Sept. 10. 1840) to Capt. Lee, as agent of the & dated at , that a suit may be to instituted therein; it having been pro◊◊ted for nonpayment.