Regarding Congress's election of Henry Knox to Office of Secretary of War

Item

Type

Letter

Title

Regarding Congress's election of Henry Knox to Office of Secretary of War

Description

Charles Thomson sends to Henry Knox a letter informing him of his appointment by Congress to the Office of Secretary at War.

year created

1785

month created

03

day created

09

sent from location

New York

recipient

in collection

note

Cited in Knox to Thomson, 03/17/1785.

content note

Letters of Delegates to Congress by Smith

cited note

Cited document addressed to the War Office

notable person/group

Henry Knox
Charles Thomson
Congress
Charles Thomson

notable location

New York
Office of Secretary of War

notable item/thing

Office of Secretary at War
salary
appointment

notable phrase

I embrace wih pleasure the earliest opportunity of communicating to you the Ordinance for ascertaining the powers and duty of the Secretary at War...

document number

1785030953500

number of pages

1

Document instances

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Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Charles Thomson New York [n/a]
Recipient Henry Knox [unknown] [n/a]