War Office of the United States October 20^th 1789. Gentlemen/ Messrs Elliot and Williams having contracted with me to perform such transportation for the United States as may be required of them; and M^r Williams when here a short time ago having requested me to address to you such articles as I should desire to have transported to Fort Pitt by way of Baltimore, I hereby inform you, that I am Shipping on board the Schooner Sincerity, Simeon White Master about 49 cases of Clothing — The cases may average about 28 feet, and the price of the freight as per agreement will be from this City to Baltimore [undecipherable] which you will please to pay on account of Mess^rs Elliot and Williams. The cases are made to suit the Waggens which commonly go from Philadelphia to Fort Pitt — The amount of the Clothing is 800 suits — each suit will weigh 24½ lb, consequently the whole will weigh about 19600 lb exclusive of the cases. There will be shipped by the same conveyance two cases of Medicines measuring — [undecipherable] feet, and weighing about 300. The number of Waggens required may be about ten or eleven — M^r Williams informed me the price of transportation from Baltimore to Fort Pitt was 25/ per hundred which being cheaper than the Philadelphia price is the inducement to have the transportation performed by the way of Baltimore. It will be necessary in order to secure the Clothing from the injury of the weather that it be transported in good covered Waggens, and that it also be intrusted to a careful conductor. As it is of great importance that the clothing should be transported to Fort Pitt with all possible expedition I have conceived it proper to give you this information that you may make an arrangement for Waggons previous to the arrival of the Clothing, so that it may not be detained in Baltimore. The Clothing to be addressed to the charge of Lieutenant Ernest the officer stationed at Fort Pitte, who will receipt to the Waggoners for the same. The Sincerity will sail on or before the 24^th instant — I shall write you again after she has sailed. I am Gentlemen Your most Obedient Servant Knox [Knox / 20 Octo[ber] [undecipherable]] Mess^rs Sam^l & John Smith Merchants Baltimore