Recruiting
Document 1791Knox ordered Mr. Ernest to recruiting service.
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War Department No. 4. March 31. 1791 Sir I have ordered Mr. Ernest on the recruiting Service - your letter of the 20th Instant has been received. I am Sir Your Humble Servant [indecipherable] [editor’s note: Henry Knox?] Secy of War
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War Department
No 1 — A
March 31. 1791
Sir
I have ordered Mr Ernest on the recruiting Service — your letter of the 20th Instant has been received —
I am
Sir
Your Humble Servant
H Knox
[undecipherable: Jaj Pton?]
Major Isaac Craig
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Knox ordered Mr. Ernest to recruiting service.
Date
03/31/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Department
Collection
Document number
1791033114001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Craig to Knox, 04/12/1791.
Notable persons
Isaac Craig
Henry Knox
Mr. Ernest
Notable locations
War Department
Notable items
recruiting service