Certificate of military rank
DocumentEncloses a certificate of military rank, endorsed by Henry Knox.
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Thursday Morning
Dear Sir
I have the honor to inclose you a Certificate of your Military Rank and Arrangements, by which your commutation will be adjusted. —
I am particularly happy that General [undecipherable: Knox's?] ideas of the justice of this settlement are correspondent with my own, as no one was ever taken on the Papers that ever transmitted to the War Office in the year 1781.
I am Dear Sir
with great respect & esteem
Your very obed Serv
Jos. Carleton
[address leaf: The hon: / James McHenry / in Congress]
[endorsement: Jos. Carleton]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Encloses a certificate of military rank, endorsed by Henry Knox.
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
9999999915003
Page start
1
Note
The year of this document was not found on this document. The date is presumed to be 1785.
Notable persons
James McHenry
Joseph Carleton
Henry Knox
paymaster
Congress
military
Notable locations
War Office
Notable items
Certificate
rank