Appointment as a Brigadier General

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Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Description

Knox officially informs Rufus Putnam that he has been appointed a Brigadier General.

Date

05/05/1792

Author

Recipient

Sent from

War Department

Collection

Document number

1792050500000

Notable persons

Rufus Putnam
Henry Knox
President [Washington]
commissioned and non-commissioned officers and privates

Notable locations

War Department

Notable items

advice and consent of the Senate
appointment
pay
rations
emoluments
acts of Congress
military establishment