William Knox forwards monies and stores to Major Craig
Document 1792William Knox informs Major Craig of a recent shipment of stores sent to Fort Pitt and encloses monies for use by the Quarter Masters Department.
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Pittsburgh June 18. 179[2]
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Mr Bennett will afford you in[formation of] the State of the Quarter Masters [Sto]res on Hand, and making out Such [re]turns as may form a proper Transfer [of] the whole, including your Gives — [undecipherable] The Articles [undecipherable]
Dear Sir [undecipherable] Philada June 16 1792
On the [undecipherable] instant I forwarded to Pittsburgh a Load of Stone by [undecipherable] Tobias [undecipherable] Wagon — among which was a Kask containing two hundred & fifty pounds of 10 Nails — immediately after the wagon started I discovered that I had not entered the task in the Invoice forwarded by him — I will thank you to take notice thereof when it arrives, and include it in the Receipt you give him on the delivery of his load —
Inclosed is a letter that accompanies the are two thousand Dollars aforemade to you by order of the Secretary of War for the use of the Quarter Masters department — which you are to account for with Major Hodgson — I will thank you to inclose me a Receipt for it by the return of the Post — and also to inform me what time we may expect the return of Mr Hodgson — he is expected every day to arrive by his family — but I have not heard of his having yet left Fort Washington —
I am Sir your humble Servant
W Knox
Major Barcheige
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
William Knox informs Major Craig of a recent shipment of stores sent to Fort Pitt and encloses monies for use by the Quarter Masters Department.
Date
06/16/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792061614001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
William Knox
Samuel Hodgdon
Henry Knox
Quarter Masters Department
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Pitt
Notable items
stores

