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 the Secretary at War author Document
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Request for Information on the Militia author Document
Acknowledges Major Muller as Superintendent of Stores author Document
Discussion of Military Stores in Rhode Island author Document
Capricious Conduct of Indians, Etc . author Document
Capricious conduct of Indians; need to avoid war; assembly of congress author Document
Knox authorizes military action author Document
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Lawsuit author Document
Regarding Lack of Funds With Which to Pay a Public Account; Comments on CT & NY Politics author Document
On the convening of congress; reference to Brant and his Mohawks author Document
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Sayre solicits naval appointment from Knox Document
John Read discusses the cultivation of hemp Document
Return of Stores, Etc Document
Winthrop Sargent writes to the Secretary at War Document
Letters from Arthur St. Clair and Act of Congress 12 August 1788 Document
Action On the Act of August 12, 1788 Document
Major Sargent discusses territorial judges Document
Report of Talks with Hanging Maw of Cherokees and Plunder by John Sevier Document
Report on the Treaty of Fort Harmar Document