All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 4 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 2 Great Britain. Army 2 Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764 1 Johnson, William, 1715-1774 1 Location 1 United States 2 Topic 4 History 2 Records and correspondence 2 Archives 1 Correspondence 1 Part Of 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 2 Genre 3 Correspondence 1 Drafts (negotiable instruments) 1 Orders (military records) 1 Place of Creation 1 Albany (New York) 2 Payment order signed by Jeffery Amherst, 1761 June 11 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 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. Payment order signed by Jeffery Amherst, 1761 June 11 Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 July 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 Letter from Jeffery Amherst dated July 1, 1761 from Albany, New York. The letter is addressed to Thomas Hancock in Boston. Jeffery Amherst expresses his displeasure at the argumentative behavior of the American ship masters who have been contracted to transport tonnage for the British army. Jeffery Amherst directs Thomas Hancock to send any further news about the transport ships to Captain Pryce in New York. Jeffery Amherst letter to Thomas Hancock, 1761 July 1
