Regarding apportionment of quotas for military officers
Document 1785Henry Knox, Secretary at War, explains to John Dickinson, President of Pennsylvania, the federal justification behind the apportionment of quotas for military officers. Knox asks Dickinson to consider the 1st American Regiment as a federal regiment.
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Henry Knox, Secretary at War, explains to John Dickinson, President of Pennsylvania, the federal justification behind the apportionment of quotas for military officers. Knox asks Dickinson to consider the 1st American Regiment as a federal regiment.
Date
08/23/1785
Author
Recipient
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War Office
Collection
Document number
1785082300000
Notable persons
John Dickinson
Henry Knox
the council
officers
men
companies
congress
regiments
1st American Regiment
Notable locations
War Office
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Notable items
quotas
apportioning