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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Outfitting Troops author Document
Payment to Robert Swaits, Quarter Master Maryland Battalion of Levies author Document
Appointment to Cornet of Dragoons author Document
[DUPLICATE] Request for Acceptance or Rejection of Promotion author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Appointment as a Captain of Infantry author Document
Knox forwards letter from Pinkney to Washington author Document
Recommendations author Document
No News author Document
Payment Warrant, for Robert Swails, Quartermaster of Battalion of First Regiment of Levies. author Document
Instructions to General St. Clair author Document
Payment for Bills author Document
Payment for Appointments author Document
Assembly of Troops author Document
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Letter from the Reverend Samuel Kirkland to Secretary of War Henry Knox on arrival of Five Nations delegation at Bethlehem, and accomodations upon arrival Document
Request for Authorization to Dispatch Militia and Spies Document
Sargent reveals professional aspirations to Knox Document
Letter Citation Document
Notification of Building Boats Document
Account of Robert Swails Document
Rifles in transit. Document
Letter Citation Document
Letter Citation Document
Protecting Citizens on the Frontier Document
Robert Smith and partners forward a contract to Knox Document