Colonel Proctor solicits information from Knox on appointments
Document 1789Letter, asks for Ordnance appointment.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, asks for Ordnance appointment.
Date
08/06/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789080640001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Thomas Proctor
General Washington
Mifflin
Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg
Notable locations
New York
Philadelphia
Notable items
department
close my application for the present
possess a mechanical knowledge and acquaintance with the principles of the Ordnance establishment
merit approbation
benefit the Union
acquire honor to myself
letter
His Excellency the President General
line of the Artillery
degree of expectation
appointment under your excellency in the Ordnance establishment