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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Rifle Order Document
Speech made to the Oneidas by Congress and the Board of War September 1781 and overdue claims for service during late Revolution made by Good Peter and Skenandoah Document
Abstracts of Pay and Rations for Scouts and Rangers Document
Recommending William Mumford to Knox Document
Directions for travel Document
Procedures for Invalid Payments Document
Letter Citation Document
Requests Support for Firearms Experiment Document
Letter Citation Document
The Stealing of Horses by Southern Indians Document
Letter Citation Document
Major Craig sends status report from Fort Pitt to the Secretary at War Document
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Petition of Samuel B. Turner author Document
Request for Rifles author Document
[PRIVATE] Appointment author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Presents for the Northern Tribes author Document
Knox replies to the inquiries of Brooks regarding promotion author Document
Knox Informs Williams of Promotion author Document
Letter Citation author Document
Supply of Rations author Document
Accounts author Document
Appointment as a Brigadier General author Document
Contingent appointment to Colonel Hull author Document
Letter Citation author Document