Publication details:
Wilmington (presumably the US Naval base in Delaware), 12 April 1789
Naval Captain. Receipt for wages headed "USS Queen of France / To William Cooke. With list of payments with dates and details. " 7 Jan [1789] wages . . .@ 18 dollars p. mo[nth] 30.9.7" [other sums also on 7 Jan. and 12 April]. Receipt concludes "Recd Wilmington 12th April 1789 from Francis Peyrinnant [?] the above [?] in full. [Signed] Wm Cooke." The year of this transaction was also the year of the French Revolution.
