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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Rifles for the defense of the Pennsylvania frontier author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Delivery of Supplies author Document
Letter regarding iron ballast from the Alliance and John Hackett's prospects as Constructor at Boston author Document
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Sums to be expended upon fortifications author Document
Articles for naval armament author Document
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Letter from the Secretary of War author Document
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Letter Citation author Document
Speech to the Chickasaw Indians author Document
Draft of a Speech to the Chickasaw Indians author Document
Monies advanced to Ensign Grayson author Document
Wayne's Power to Prosecute the Campaign author Document
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Fortifying the ports and harbors of the United States Document
Requests Information about Iron Ballasts Document
Fortifications in South Carolina Document
Report of Battle at Fort Recovery; Supposition of British Involvement Document
Fortifications at Baltimore Document
Fortifications in North Carolina Document
Letter Citation Document
Materials for fortifications at Baltimore Document