Knox discusses contracted supplies with Walker
Document 1791Letter, discusses contract to supply provisions to frontier troops.
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Philaa March 5th
John Halker Esq
[Private.]
Type
Autograph Letter
Description
Letter, discusses contract to supply provisions to frontier troops.
Date
03/05/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1791030500101
Page start
1
Note
Document is written in the hand of Knox
Notable persons
John Walker
Henry Knox
William Duer
Notable locations
Philadelphia
New York
Notable items
who is interested in the contract for supplying the troops on the fronntiers with provisions
some unsettled business
repair to this city
object of this information to you is to request
assurance
public business
honor to inform you that the interests of the public require that the Secretary of the Treasury and myself should make some arrangements