Carrington asks Knox to act as his disbursing agent
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Carrington asks Knox to act as his disbursing agent
Description
Letter, asks for Knox to act as agent for public funds.
short description
Ltr, ask Knox to act as agent for funds
year created
1790
month created
04
day created
17
author
sent from location
Richmond
recipient
sent to location
Philadelphia
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Edward Carrington
notable location
Philadelphia
Richmond
Virginia
notable item/thing
annexed to the estimate enclosed to the Secretary of the Treasury a proper power for this transaction
having received a letter from the Secretary of theTreasury informing me that in order to my obtaining a draft of money for disbursements in the Census it is necessary that I empower some person as my agent to receive and transmit it to me
take the liberty of requesting that you will add to the many favor you have conferred on me by drawing this money and transmitting it to me by post
payment will be made in a draft
collector
document number
1790041740201
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AJR02 (3 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | V: 26, P: 33 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Edward Carrington | Richmond | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | Philadelphia | [n/a] |