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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Pay Due the Dismounted Infantry author Document
Directing Talbot to appoint a clerk of the yard author Document
Frigate construction at Norfolk author Document
Orders for the suppression of the Whiskey Insurrection author Document
Discussion of Appointment of Naval Constructor at Gosport Navy Yard author Document
Secretary of War Knox orders Captain Thomas Truxton to go to Baltimore to begin frigate construction author Document
Henry Knox requests Captain Richard Dale go to Norfolk to begin frigate construction author Document
Henry Knox orders Captain Silas Talbot to go to New York to superintend frigate construction author Document
Henry Knox orders Captain James Seaver to go to Portsmouth New Hampshire to superintend frigate construction author Document
Commencement of the Frigates with the Greatest Activity author Document
Letter from Henry Knox to William Pennock on compensation; employment of Mr Morgan as constructor; procurement of live oak and cedar author Document
Provisional appointment of John Morgan as naval constructor of 44 gun frigate to be constructed at Norfolk Virginia author Document
Frigate construction at Norfolk author Document
[No. 26] Protection of Western Counties author Document
Ordering Talbot to depart for new York author Document
Frigate construction at Portsmouth author Document
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Pay Due the SouthWest Territory Militia Document
Requests Information about Cartridge Orders and Drawings of Cannons Document
Mail Returned Document
Insurgents Attack Document
Payment of Troops and Mounted Militia Under General Wayne Document
Fortifications at Annapolis Document
Chapin discusses Indian affairs with Knox Document
Capture of Post at Grand Glaize Document
Seizure of Grand Glaize; Expectation of Battle with British & Indians Near Roche de Bout Document