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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Charles Stewart

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03117 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 March 1785 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Knox writes to Stewart, Continental Congressman and former Commissary General of Issues of the Continental Army. Requests Stewart's assistance in helping William Hoskins receive pay for his military service. Refer to GLC02437.03112 for Hoskins's letter.

Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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