Errors in Returns
Document 1791Noted receipt of letter addressing mistakes in ordnance returns and Craig's integrity in reporting errors.
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[War-adaStment]
Oct. 20 1791.
Sir
I have received your letter of the 12th instant, rectifying a mistake in your former returns.
I am persuaded of your integrity and candor and therefore every unintentional error will receive the most candid construction.
I am
Sir
Your very humble Servt
Knox
Secy of War
[Major Craig]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Noted receipt of letter addressing mistakes in ordnance returns and Craig's integrity in reporting errors.
Date
10/20/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791102014001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Knox, 10/27/1791.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
returns
error