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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Colfax's Company Account Document
Retirement and Appointment Document
Receipt of Appointment Letter Document
Letter Citation Document
Statement of the Monies Paid to General Sevier Document
Balance due the State of Virginia Document
Indians Revenging Themselves on the Innocent Document
Discusses Expense of Horses and Transportation in Kentucky Document
Punishing the Persons Guilty of this Base Act Document
[Copy] Indian Hostilies and Travels Document
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Notification to Pay author Document
Knox attempts to get Willet to reconsider promotion author Document
Appointment as Quartermaster General author Document
Principles for Calling Up the Militia, Etc. author Document
Letter from Secretary of War Henry Knox to the Reverend Samuel Kirkland informing that the President of United States General George Washington can accomodate twenty two of the Indians Chiefs for dinner on 22 April 1792 author Document
Exert Your Influence Over the Southern Indians author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Knox solicits the application of Hodgdon for newly created position author Document
Knox appoints Sargent to Adjutant General author Document
Knox advises Sargent to be more subtle in performance of his duties author Document
Appointment as Brigadier General; Requests Utmost Harmony among Superior Officers author Document
Proving Powder, Questions on Casting Arms author Document
Proposed Peace Conference with the Southern Indians author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Robertson Temporary Agent author Document