Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Bryant
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.004 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 20 November 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 32.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses administrative matters relating to Captain Bryant's pay. Notes he forwarded a certificate related to Bryant's failure to receive his commutation and says it is now out of Knox's hands. Comments he did not forward Bryant's certificate of his appointment as Deputy of Commissary of Military Stores as he did not think it was relevant. Bryant claimed to have never received any "benefit from the State" related to his commutation. Asks Bryant if has "contracted" anyone to clean the arms on the terms Bryant had previously written about. Written from the War Office.
Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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