Letter Signed

Reply Regarding Sums for Transport & Storage of Military Stores

Letter, discusses sum charged to remove stores; discusses monthly allowance to keep public stores.

Ltr, dis sum charged to remove stores.

1791

06

15

Philadelphia

Jeremiah Olney

Henry Knox

invalids

Treasury

Philadelphia

account

advertising

settling

claims

further sum

paid

accounts of the invalids

cession of your account and adverting to the circumstances of settling from similar claims

considering the manner of your executing the trust reposed in you

opinion that the further sum of forty five dollars ought to be paid to you

sum must be paid to your order

accounts of the invalids must be settled at the Treasury and my accounts cannot be mixed with that transaction

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from Henry Knox Esq.
Secretary at War
at
25 June 1791
135 Philadelphia June 15th1791
Sir
I have received yours of the 24thmay upon cession of your account and advertising to the circumstances of settling from similar claims and also considering the manner of your executing the trust reposed in you. I am of opinion that further sum of forty five dollars ought to be paid to you
But this sum must be paid to your order. The accounts of the Invalids must be settled at the Treasury and my accounts cannot be mixed with that transaction'
I am
Sir
Your most obedient Son
Knox
Colonel Jeremiah olney Secy of war