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 Governor of Georgia Document
Certificate due to Rufus Lincoln Document
Pay Due to Family of Deceased Continental Officers Document
Letter Citation Document
Donnison seeks appointment from Knox Document
Jackson recommends Moses Hayes to Knox Document
Jackson advises that Knox's militia plan is not well received Document
Letter Citation Document
Examined accounts Document
Muster Rolls of Late Virginia Line Document
Discussion of Pension Payment to Rhode Island Invalids Document
Gerry makes pay inquiry to Knox Document
Carrington discusses contracting measures for the Southern Army with Knox Document
Hodgdon writes to Knox Document
Settling of accounts with Corps of Artillery in 1784 Document
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Petition of Rufus Lincoln author Document
Instructions for the Recruits at West Point author Document
Knox discusses the assumption of state debt author Document
Petitions from Men of the Virginia Line author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Knox writes to Pickering author Document
Copy of Instructions to the Governor of the Western Territory, or in his absence the Brigadier Gen. Harmar Copied 15th April (dated 3 March 3) 1790 author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Knox sends to Congress the petition of General Greene's widow author Document
Letter Citation author Document