Henry Knox

Item

full name

Henry Knox

full name (copy)

Henry Knox

Description

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

note

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)

given name

Henry

family name

Knox

Item sets

Names

Linked resources

Filter by property

Creator
Title Alternate label Class
Unlawful Increase of Force on Ships in Ports of the United States author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Extension of Ban on Foreign Ships' Mounting Arms in American Ports author Document
Illegal Actions for Belligerent Ship Outfitting in American Ports, to Extend to Neutral Nations & Most American Ships author Document
Augmentation of force in foreign vessels author Document
Violations of Neutrality Act author Document
Request to engage John Hackett as Constructor of a 44 gun frigate at Boston author Document
Constructor of the frigate Constitution author Document
Invalid Pension List author Document
Letter announcing that a 44 gun frigate will be built at New York; with a description of the general regulations author Document
Knox appoints Gurney and Smith as agents for the port of Philadelphia author Document
Extract of Letter from Mr Charles Vaughn on the price of white oak for planking at Boston author Document
Knox asks Pinckney to securely deliver sensitive letters author Document
Letter Citation author Document
secondary recipient
Title Alternate label Class
Regarding the British ship "Pilgrim" Document
Subject of compensation Document
recipient
Title Alternate label Class
Reports Contracts for Cannons and Plans for Founders Document
Inventory of ordnance at Manchester Virginia Document
Wilmington opposition to fortification Document
Letter Citation Document
Care of Powder, Travel Plans of Officers Document
Requests Estimates for Supplies for Coming Year Document
Fortifications at Jones Point Document
Letter Citation Document
Enclosed map for the War Department Document