Warrants

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Warrants

Description

Payment of warrants for rations.

short description

Ltr, dir payment of warrant for rations

year created

1788

month created

04

day created

19

author

Henry Knox

sent from location

War Office

recipient

Clement Biddle

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

Gilder Lehrman Collection.

in image

AIC07

notable person/group

Clement Biddle
Henry Knox
Captain Ziegler
Colonel Wadsworth
Board of Treasury
Captain Zeigler's company

notable location

Philadelphia
War Office
Connecticut

notable item/thing

letter
treasury
payment of warrants
rations
money
account
price

document number

1788041940001

page start

1

transcription

War Office
Clement Biddle Esq.
Philadelphia
Knox
War Office 19th April 1788
Sir
Your letter of the 16th was duly received
I am sorry you must arrange with your
treasury the Jugement of warrants for the rations
to be furnished [undecipherable]
The Board of treasury have furnished
warrants as Connecticut from which by the
assistance of Colonel Wadsworth I am in full
price that many will be received to pay your
account for [undecipherable]
Should however my ascertations in that which
fail I will endevor to obtain warrants for
[undecipherable] or some other State that [undecipherable]
to you.
The price you [undecipherable] of 9th rations is
accounted by me.
I am
Sir
Your obt. hum Servant
Knox
Clement Biddle Esq.

Item sets

Documents

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (3 pages) AIC07 (3 pages) Collection: Gilder Lehrman Collection. GLC04302

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Office [n/a]
Recipient Clement Biddle Philadelphia [n/a]