[Docket, lower right: from Isaac Peirce / [undecipherable]] The Hon^ble Henry Knox Secretary at War Philadelphia Boston Feb^y 7. 1792 [Docket, top left: Isaac Peirce] [Archival notation, top right: 2.876° p XXX - 105] The Hon^ble Henry Knox Sir, I did myself the honor of writing to you sometime since requesting the Bounty Lands due to me as legal Representative to my late Son [Eleady?] Peirce 2 Lieut in Col [Harvey?] Reg^t and Capt Wm Perham's Comp^y who was killed in action at Fort Lee and comes under y^e third description in Advertisement of 15 July 1789 — And which Land I am entitled to as heir at Law he having died [undecipherable] being born July 20 1756 [undecipherable] I have given my Grandson M^r Joseph Peirce [undecipherable] bearer of this — a power to receive the warrant for said Land — Any adviced directions for having it [located?] will much oblige — — I am your very Ob^t & humble Servant — Isaac Peirce