War Office Dec^r 30^th 1788 Sir/ I have the honor to acknowledge your Excellencys favor of the 25^th Oct^r enclosing a receipt of Major Mullet for the Stores, the property of the United States at Charleston. I am happy that Major Mullet has found it convenient to accept of the Superintendance of the Stores, for the annual salary of one hundred Dollars. I beg your Excellency to accept my thanks for the attention you have been pleased to pay to the interests of the United States on this occasion. I have the Honor to be Your Excellencys Most Obedient & Humble Servants [signature: Knox] [address leaf:] [War Office.] [December 30. 1788] His Excellency Governor Pinckney Charleston South Carolina [seal]