Regarding apportionment of quotas for military officers

Item

Type

Printed transcription/modern copy of Document

Title

Regarding apportionment of quotas for military officers

Description

Henry Knox, Secretary at War, explains to John Dickinson, President of Pennsylvania, the federal justification behind the apportionment of quotas for military officers. Knox asks Dickinson to consider the 1st American Regiment as a federal regiment.

year created

1785

month created

08

day created

23

author

sent from location

War Office

in collection

notable person/group

John Dickinson
Henry Knox
the council
officers
men
companies
congress
regiments
1st American Regiment

notable location

War Office
New Jersey
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania

notable item/thing

quotas
apportioning

document number

1785082300000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Pennsylvania Archives vol. 12 [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Henry Knox War Office [n/a]
Recipient President John Dickinson [unknown] [n/a]