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 from Henry Knox author Document
Jackson's Draft Accepted, Money Due author Document
No Available Image author Document
Knox defends the integrity of Henry Jackson author Document
Request for Sale of White Pine & Yellow Oak Planks in Philadelphia author Document
Commends General Henry Jackson; Discusses Position of Neutrality author Document
Recommending Major Winslow author Document
Only Course of Action is War with France author Document
Appointment as Constructor and Master Builder author Document
[Untitled] author Document
Demands Justification for Proposed Rank of Major-Generals author Document
Outlines Ranks and Promotions; Recommends Hamilton and Pinckney author Document
[Untitled] author Document
Transporting Clothing and Medicine to Fort Pitt author Document
Knox Declines Appointment to Major General author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Knox writes to Swan author Document
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[Untitled] Document
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Letter Citation Document
Cited Document Document
[Untitled] Document
Appointment to Major General Document
Discussion of Appointment of Officers by Washington Document
Acceptance of the Appointment Document