The Irish Bomfords

Transcripts of Bills of exchange among the Porteous Papers in the Howland collection

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John Campbell
No          Exch. £30 ------- Sterling,       New York, [?]th Oct 1778.
Thirty Days after Sight of this third per Exchange, (first and second unpaid)
pay Unto Captain Tho. Bomford 35th Regt. or Order,
Thirty Pounds -----------------------------Sterling,
Value received, and charge the same to Account, as advised
To Miss Soame at Mrs Soame's
[?Sommvis at] Street Packenam Square
London
Chas. Stevenson
Lieut. 35th Regt

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No        Exch. £200 ----------- Sterling,     New York, 26th Dec 178[?1]
Thirty Days after Sight of this fourth per Exchange, (first, second, and third unpaid)
pay John Porteous ---------------------------------- or Order,
Two hundred pounds ------------------------------- Sterling;
Value received, and charge the same to Account, as advised
To Messrs Gray & Ogilvie
Agents
London
Tho Bomford

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No    Exch. £.10 British Sterling,           New York, 1st November 1782
Thirty one Days after Sight of this first per Exchange, (second, third and forth unpaid)
pay to Mr John Porteous --------------------------------- or Order,
the sum of Ten Pounds British ---------------------------- Sterling;
Value received, and charge the same to Account, as advised by your humble servant
To Thomas Bomford Esquire late a
Captain of the 35th. Regt. of Infantry now
Residing at Rains Town near
Summerhill County Meath
Ireland
Mary Decoster

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