Letter, Type Undetermined

Request for Payment for Services Rendered; Invalid Pensions

Letter, asks for balance due him by the United States; mentions Invalid accounts.

Ltr, ask balance due him.

1791

04

25

Providence

One of two letters.

Henry Knox

Jeremiah Olney

Colonel Dexter

Russell

Clark

Nightingale

Bourne

Hugh McDougall

invalid

Providence

United States

Philadelphia

claim

account

money

receipt

finances

invalid accounts

safe conveyance

vouchers

died

complyance with my request and sending the money by return of Col. Dexter who will give receipt in my behalf will render me very particular and essential service

invalid accounts have been ready since July last, but having no safe conveyance did not think proper to transmit them

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Providence 25th April 1791
Sir
Having so good an opportunity as presents by my Friend Colo Dexter who setts out in the Morning for Philadelpha, I take the Liberty again to call your attention a few moments Respecting my claim against the United States, as also that of Messrs Russells & Clark & Nightingale, which with my acct I had the Honor to Transmitt you by Mr. [undecipherable] in December last, your complyance Sir with my Request and sending the money by Return of Colo Dexter, who will give Receipt in my behalf will Render me a very particular and essential service, and as not my Finances peculiarly [undecipherable], I should not now Trouble you on this Subject, but have still waited with patience untill you were more at Leisure--
My Invalid accounts have been Ready since July last, but not having no [undecipherable] safe Conveyance I did not think proper to Transmitt them, which I now committ with the Voucher to the care of Colo Dexter. the Balance due the United States is [per?] accot stated, is Thirty six Dollars & 8 Cents which I have Requested Colo Deter to Discount Discharge out of the money he will Receive on my account from you-- [undecipherable] inspection I think ought [undecipherable] to be allowed me in addition to the 2 perct to [undecipherable] for the Trouble I had in [undecipherable] the Business--but Sir if you cannot [undecipherable] with [undecipherable] [undecipherable] their -- Colo Dexter will
[undecipherable]
which Colo Dexter will Discount the sum out of the money he will Receive of you on my account--
P.S. Since writing this Letter I hear Hugh McDougall an Invalid Died on the 23rd Inst. in this Town--
To Genl Knox 25th April 1791