Head Quarters, Oct: 23. 1791 Sir, The Secretary of War requests that you will procure, from the bearer, [undecipherable] Washington, a complete [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] for the public Service and [undecipherable] you will [undecipherable] to pay him [undecipherable] dollars, taking the necessary receipts. I am Sir your very Hum: Servant [undecipherable: probable reading: J. Stagg] Jun^r [undecipherable] Knox. [Letter addressed to: M William [undecipherable: probable reading: Pierce]] [Notation: to the General the post Office] [Endorsement: Letter from the [undecipherable] Oct 23 1791 / Granting a letter of [undecipherable] / to [undecipherable] [undecipherable]]