Henry Knox
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Knox directs Chapin to treat with Six Nations
Letter, informs Chapin re Indian council; directs Chapin to treat with Six Nations; mentions Post Office; mentions Quakers; directs accommodation and provision for Indians & commissioners.
Henry O'Reilly CollectionKnox asks Pinckney to securely deliver sensitive letters
Knox asks Pinckney to ensure a confidential delivery of letters pertaining to military (artillery) enhancements. Knox does not want to raise British suspicions of a US military build up.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox asks Dearborn for the return of maps
Letter, directs the return of a book of maps.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Knox appoints Gurney and Smith as agents for the port of Philadelphia
Henry Knox offers the agency of the port of Philadelphia to Mr. Gurney and Mr. Smith. Responsibilities of the position are elaborated in the letter.
Henry Knox, MMCKnox Agrees That Volunteers Must Be Relied Upon, and That U.S.-British Relations Are Fragile
Knox emphasizes the importance of the approaching campaign and warns that, since recruiting is at a standstill, dependence upon volunteers will be necessary. Relations between the US and Britain seem …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3Joshua Humpreys' recommendations on when to cut timber for frigates
Knox informs Coxe that Joshua Humphreys recommends months of January and February are best for cutting oak beams for frigates. This he believes will ensure the best possible chance of lasting.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToIssues Respecting the Frontier of Vermont
Knox transmits to Governor Chittenden of Vermont the extract of a letter from John Jay from London with a request from the President [Washington] that the agreement be observed respecting the …
MsVtSPInvalid Pension List
List of invalid pensioners, including name, rank, monthly allowance, time from which the pensions are to commence, and the amount of pension.
Henry Knox PapersInstructions to William Doughty Clerk of the Naval Yard at Philadelphia
Knox orders Doughty to report weekly to Messrs. Gurney and Smith on the number of men employed at the ship yard and the amount of their wages.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToInstructions from Secretary of War to Naval Agents, Superintendents, Constructors or Master Builders, Clerks of the Ship Yards
Knox sends the comptroller of the Treasury, Oliver Wolcott Jr, a copy of his instructions to the Naval Agent, Constructor or Master Builder, Superintendent, and Clerk of the Ship Yard.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToInstructions for Treaty with Northwest Indians
Instructions to Major General Anthony Wayne for holding a treaty with the Northwestern Indians and form of the Treaty. Based on Wayne's communication of 18 January, Knox notes that a treaty may be …
Northwest Territory Collection, M367Instructions for Paymasters
Secretary Knox has been informed by the Treasury that Presley Nevill is to be Paymaster of the militia, called into service to quell the Whiskey Rebellion. That being the case, Knox is transmitting a …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Instructions for Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot at Baltimore
Knox forwards instructions to Naval Agent Jeremiah Yellot. Notes that Secretary of Treasury will forward instructions on purchase of articles. Asks if a master builder with sufficient skill can be …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToInstructions for frigate construction in New York
Secretary Knox encloses a letter form filled out for Captain Talbot. In it are more detailed instructions for his job overseeing the construction of the frigate at New York, which is to mount 44 …
Silas Talbot Papers, 1767-1867. Collection 18.Instructions for Construction Agent at Portsmouth, New Hampshire Fortifications
Contains instructions to an agent charged with procuring "labour, implements and materials" for fortifications at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, listing various regulations and the sum appropriated for …
Joseph & William Whipple PapersInstructions for Clerks in the Navy Yards
This is a form letter to be sent to those who have been appointed as a clerk of the yards where frigates are built. It explains the instructions by which they are to be guided in the performance of …
Subject File of the Naval Records CollectionInquiry to Captain Joshua Barney regarding relative rank with Captain Talbot and whether he will accept appointment as Captain
Barney has been appointed as Captain of one of frigates being constructed as a result of Naval Act 1794. Barney has made it known that he will not accept the appointment. There is an issue of standing …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
