Henry Knox to Tobias Lear, 31 May 1793
Henry Knox to Tobias Lear
[Philadelphia] May 31st 1793
Dear Sir.
Will you please to submit to the President of the United States, the enclosed extract of a letter from major Craig, dated at Pittsburg the 24th instant.1 Your’s sincerely
H. Knox
LS, DLC:GW; LB, DLC:GW.
1. Maj. Isaac Craig (1746–1826) of Pennsylvania, a Revolutionary War veteran, served as deputy quartermaster general 1792–96. Craig’s letter to Knox of 24 May contained information on the state of provisions as the troops under Gen. Anthony Wayne began their descent of the Ohio River on 30 April (Craig to Knox, 24 May 1793, T: James Robertson Papers; Knox to Wayne, 17 May 1793, in 236).