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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Letter Citation author Document
[No. 40] Transportation of Deserter author Document
Clothing Delivery author Document
Letter from Henry Knox to Tench Coxe on sizes of beams and the issue of pine or oak author Document
Appointment of William Doughty as clerk of the ship yard at Philadelphia author Document
Joshua Humpreys' recommendations on when to cut timber for frigates author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Knox writes to Chapin about proper financial accounting of official business author Document
Request to have Asa Copeland replace John Morgan author Document
Relations with hostile Indians author Document
Destruction of Lower Cherokee Towns author Document
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Claim of Corporal Jesse Baldwin Document
Reports Contract for Iron Carriage Wheels; Requests Pattern Document
Refers to Contract for Brass Horwitz Document
Anticipates Problems with Inspection of Cannon Balls in Philadelphia Document
Taken prisoner by Shawanese Document
Announces Departure of Vessel for Island of St. Simon; Potential to Deliver Articles Document
Recommendation for shipyard clerk Document
Directs Incident with Morgantown Jailer to the Department of State Document
Destruction of Cherokee towns Document
Construction and Insurrection Document
Engaged Asa Copeland to Assist with Lumber in Georgia Document
Reports Efforts to Replace Mr. Morgan Document
Authorization for Mr. Hodgdon's Account Document
Letter Citation Document