[Vol. 2
No. 33] Oct. 2. 1791 I have rec^d a Letter of hat 30^th & have lost no time in causing Notes to be [undecipherable] and for the money there is directed to be remitted to Genl Miller & M^r Williams, which will go forward tomorrow by Col^o Proby Newkirk to whom a reasonable compensation has been promised I expect to be able to forward ninety Thousand Dollars by the same conveyance to Fort Cumberland for the pay of the army. I judge it proper to transmit to you the papers relating to a heavy requisite from Elliot & Williams on acco^t of their Contract for the army — I understand that they is inclusive of about 40,000 Dollars for which M^r Smiths bills a requisition in your Office. If you have it in your power to advise & instruct me on this Subject [strikethrough: [undecipherable]] [strikethrough: I hope to be able to ———] Genl Knox is expected this Evening I have the honor to be with perfect respect Sir the The Hon^ble H. K[nox]