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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Knox

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Letters; Boat Loads; Construction at Wheeling Document
Irregular Design of Invading Indians Document
Accounts with Mr. Habersham Relative to Military Expenses in Georgia Document
Yellow Fever Epidemic and Clothing Document
Dandridge communicates the directions of the President to Knox Document
James Seagrove Creek Indian Agent, to Secretary of War Henry Knox on how Georgia inhabitants view peace efforts with Creek Nation, attempts to meet with Georgia Governor Telfair, proposal for meeting of Creek Chiefs at Philadelphia, and rumors of whites and Chickasaws planning to attack Creeks Document
Letter from Constant Freeman to Henry Knox on arms and ammunition for Georgia militia, James Seagrove's 10 September meeting with Creeks, on disagreement between Seagrove and Governor Telfair on whether there is peace with Indians in Georgia, Federal supply of militia troops, the cross-purposes effect of Georgia's war mobilization on Seagrove's meeting with Creeks, Document
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A report from James Seagrove Creek Indian Agent on meeting with Georgia Governor Telfair regarding Georgia Militia planned offensive operations against the unfriendly Creek Towns Document
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Copy: Appointment of David Henley as an Agent of the War Department. author Document
Instructions from Henry Knox Secretary of War author Document
Letter from the Secretary at War author Document
Appointment as agent in Southwest Territory author Document
Regarding Whether Shipped Clothing is Infected with Yellow Fever author Document
Arming Vessels author Document
Results from the Negotiations with Hostile Indians author Document
Negotiations with Wyandot Indians author Document
Failure to Secure Peace With Northwest Indians; Discussion of Militia author Document
Letter to the Governor of Virginia author Document
Negotiations Have Failed, Wayne to Commence Offensive; Problem with Infected Clothing author Document
Important Dispatches; Clothing Infected with Yellow Fever author Document
Regarding offensive expedition against certain Creek Towns, the legal authority to declare war, the requirement for a formal declaration of war, the effect of European politics, Spain and the Court of Madrid, outrages against Cherokees and the authority of states to come to the aid of one another author Document
Letter for Secretary of War Henry Knox to South Carolina Governor William Moultrie requesting that he refrain from providing military assistance to Georgia militia in proposed offensive operations against Creek Nation author Document
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