Henry Knox

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Henry Knox

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Henry Knox

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Major General; Secretary at War (Confederation Congress); Secretary of War in Washington's Administration (1789-1794)

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Commanding General of the Army, December 1783 to June 1784; Elected by Congress as
Secretary at War, March 1785; Appointed Secretary of the War Department by Washington (September 1789 and served to December 1794)

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Henry

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Knox

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Measures Necessary to Protect the Frontier author Document
Inspection of Shot and Shell author Document
Enclosed Invoice, Transport of Goods author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Importance of Gathering Accurate Intelligence author Document
Knox writes to Washington about Mr. Penn author Document
Knox discuss moral issues with Rev. David McClure author Document
Arsenals and military stores author Document
Various News Items author Document
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Resignations of Unfit Officers, Etc. Document
Letter Citation Document
Letter Citation Document
Growing Indian Hostilities Document
Letter Citation Document
Letter Citation Document
Letter Citation Document
Changing Attitudes of Indian Chiefs, Possibility of War Document
Letter Citation Document
Calling Up Militia Document
Letter Citation Document
Measures to Protect the Frontier Document
Report on State of Shot and Shell and Stores Not Yet Received Document
Abstract of Charges Made by South Carolina Against the United States Document
Receipt for Salaries of the War Office Document
Jonathan Cass recruiting in Philadelphia; reporting on the disposition of the Indians; poor prospects for peace Document