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
author
sent from location
New York
recipient
in collection
in publication
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
Item sets
Document instances
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Letters of Delegates to Congress | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Charles Thomson | New York | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |