Henry Knox (1750-1806, Continental General and Chief of Artillery; later Secretary of War) autograph letter, signed, dated at Philadelphia, Dec. 22, 1795, to Samuel Hodgdon (1745-1824, senior officer in the Continental quartermasters department, in 1795, Superintendent of Military Stores, Philadelphia); 1p., 4to, 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. Concerns the repayment of a debt of $5000, owed by Knox to his friend and colleague, Hodgdon.

Some toning, particularly a horizontal line and along the right edge, with a associated small stain