Late Receipts of John Knight Enclosed
Document 1798Kilty encloses receipts from Lieutenant Knight; they were delayed because Knight had not come in to sign them.
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District of Maryland
Supervisors Office, November 20th 1798
Sir
Enclosed I transmit the receipt of Lieutenant John Knight for 187 dollars 68 Cents, the last sum remitted for him — It would have been forwarded sooner but that Mr Knight sent me in the first instance his receipts in a defective form and has but lately [undecipherable: had] those prepared in my Office
I am Sir
your most Obedient Servant
John C. Fitz
Supervisor,
William Simmons Esquire
Accountant for the Department of War
[Endorsed on verso:]
[undecipherable]
November 20, 1798
Supervisors Office
[undecipherable] Mary[land]
Cap[tain?] [undecipherable]
[NO] William Simmons Esquire
Accountant for the Department of War
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Kilty encloses receipts from Lieutenant Knight; they were delayed because Knight had not come in to sign them.
Date
11/20/1798
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Supervisor's Office, Balt
Document number
1798112070001
Page start
1
Notable persons
William Simmons
John Kilty
Lieutenant John Knight
Notable locations
Supervisor's Office, Maryland
Baltimore
Notable items
receipts
remitted
defective form
signed