Letter, Type Undetermined
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Ramsay recommends Harper to Knox
08/03/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, recommends Mr. Harper, the bearer.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Proctor complaints to Knox about selections for appointment
07/16/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses appointment of Superintendant General.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox discusses post bank notes with Sargent
12/02/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses post notes for pay of army.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Horses and Transport of Supplies
08/24/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedNo one arrived to make arrangements for transportation of contractor's supplies, so the letter writer did it himself. Mr. Ernest appears to have duplicated his arrangements.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Hamilton forwards the intentions of the President to Knox
10/17/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, directs details of President's letter; mentions white aggression; mentions Indian treaties.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Discussion of Returns for Payment of Invalid Pensions
01/24/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses return of invalid pensions.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Discussion of Raising a Company of Troops
05/05/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses company to be raised.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Discussion of Expenses Surrounding Transport and Storage of Military Stores
05/24/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses sum charged for removal of stores; discusses monthly allowance to keep public stores.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Accounts and Pay
12/02/1791 Letter, Type UndeterminedLargely illegible letter. Knox gives Swan general principles to guide his settling the accounts of the troops.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Western Lands
08/08/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedAlludes to news from France; mentions appointment of Adjutant and Inspector General; discusses governor of the Western Territory.
Henry Knox Papers
War Department provides information regarding promotions and force structure
03/02/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, describes candidates for promotion and the implications these promotions would have on force structure.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Vetting a response to Mr. Hammond
05/28/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedSecretary Jefferson asks for Secretary Knox's alterations for the response to Mr. Hammond.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Return of public stores
07/20/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter to Secretary Knox discussing the final return of public stores from Providence, Rhode Island to West Point, New York.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Recommendation for Thomas Diver
06/22/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, recommends Thomas Diver as clerk.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Picture of Duplessis
06/25/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedPresents Knox with a picture of the late Colonel Mauduit du Plessis, commissioned by Comte de Fernan Nunez, the Spanish Ambassador to France.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Petition of the Widow Greene
10/15/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedDiscusses petition of Catherine Greene, the widow of General Nathaniel Greene. Mrs. Greene had presented to the United States Congress a petition for indemnity to recover funds that her husband had …
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Peirce requests bounty lands from Knox
02/07/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, asks for bounty land due late son; discusses bounties.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Letter to the Secretary of War
05/17/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter to Secretary Knox regarding the rank of Adjutant General and Inspector of the Army. Also discusses army discipline. Cannot discharge duties without higher rank in Army.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox informs Sargent of adjutant general position
04/04/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses post of adjutant general; alludes to St. Clair's campaign failure.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox discusses Captain Scott with President Washington
12/15/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses Captain Scott's papers. His discretion for the object cannot be depended upon. Submits letter from Major General Wayne.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox directs Sargent to attend to the testing of gun powder
05/12/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses quality of gun powder; discusses experiment to test powder.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox appoints Sargent to Adjutant General
04/21/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedAppointment, Adjutant General of the United States Army.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox advises Sargent to be more subtle in performance of his duties
04/21/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses appointment to Adjutant General; discusses raising of the army; Knox asks Sargent not to be so abrasive in his new position.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Commission as Adjutant General to Colonel Winthrop Sargent
05/12/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, encloses Adjutant General commission; discusses rank and commission. Appointment the rank of Lieutenant Colonel originally intended is left out; error shall be rectified at next meeting of …
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Appeal for higher rank
05/17/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedWilliam Sargent informs Secretary Knox that his duties as the adjutant general cannot be performed without more rank.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
