Winthrop Sargent writes to the Secretary at War
Document 1789Letter, discusses Congress, Indians, family matters and the appointment of Marshall.
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[Major Staples
24 Sept 1789—]
Honorable Genl Knox
minister of War
New York
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[circular postmark]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Letter, discusses Congress, Indians, family matters and the appointment of Marshall.
Date
09/29/1789
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Marister
Repository
Collection
Document number
1789092940001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
General Harmar
Notable locations
New york
Marister
Notable items
petitioning for more military to Congress
Indians
papers my dear sir announced to us that which your fears and anxieties presaged when you last wrote
family
sympathies
leisure to afford me a line
subjects of this country within my capacity to inform
contribute to your interests
Governour
Establishment in the way of Agriculture to support me in this country