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 Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on Seagrove's accounts, Creek disavowals, President Washington's policies, and arms and ammunition Document
Extracts from depositions indicating likelihood of general war, construction and garrisoning of blockhouses, and measures taken to secure help from Governor of South Carolina Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on the Creek barbarities and additional troops Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on war with Creek Nation, requirement for additional reinforcements, arms, supplies Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on General Twiggs' unsucessful expedition to the Oakmulgee Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on General Twiggs' assessment of Creek dispositions, and death of half breed Cornell Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox giving assurance that President Washington will be advised of any troop movements Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on convening of council of General Officers on subject of reducing five inimical Creek towns Document
Letter from Governor of Georgia Edward Telfair to Secretary of War Knox on council of war held by Telfair Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox describing the remote prospects for peace with the Creek Nation Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on deposition of Henry Carrel and extract of letter from General Twiggs on recent depredations of Creek Indians Document
Letter from Georgia Governor Telfair to Secretary of War Henry Knox on enclosed documents respecting inimical Creek Towns Document
Letter from James Seagrove Creek Indian Agent, to Henry Knox Secretary of War describing the robbery and murder at Robert Seagroves' store at Traders Hill St Mary's River Document
Extract of letter from Major Henry Gaither to Secretary of War Henry Knox reporting that Governor of Georgia Telfair has improperly called up militia and in greater numbers than is necessary Document
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Extract of letter from James Seagrove, agent of Creek Indian Affairs to Henry Knox Secretary of War author Document
Letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to William Blount, Governor of Territory of United States South of Ohio River author Document
Letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Governor Blount on the Mero district, on offensive operations against the hostile Indians and President Washington's policies, the role of congress, use of the militia, return of stores for the Chickasaws, and Blount's expected arrival with the heads of the Cherokees author Document
Letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to Daniel Smith, Esquire, Secretary of Treasury of United States South of Ohio River author Document
Secretary of War takes Leave to Boston author Document
Murder of a Creek Indian & Comparative Rank of Officers author Document
American Cloth Available in New York author Document
Information on Requested Cloth and Election Results author Document
Shipment of American Cloth to the Washingtons author Document
Required Quorums of the New Government author Document
Elections and Appointments to the New Congress author Document