Letter to the Secretary of War
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Letter to the Secretary of War
Description
Withrop Sargent discusses the rank of Adjutant General and Inspector General with Secretary Knox. Expresses desire for military fame. Also discusses gun powder experiments.
year created
1792
month created
06
day created
01
author
sent from location
Fort Washington
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Winthrop Sargent
James Wilkinson
notable location
Fort Washington
New York
notable item/thing
order my attendance upon the experiments
made in a manner that must be satisfactory to you and the public
circumstance of my being very unpopular
induced to believe the office should be endowed with high military rank
impostor to the army
bad habits and dispositions will probably prevail
right to dictate and place him above a dread of the cross
pleasure of seeing you soon
permission from the president
propriety is is involved amongst the bankrupt
records of them I suppose are before you
those were not under my observation
leave to assure you that from personal as well as public considerations
continue to have the most ardent disposition to do you service
letters to you
acceptance of the army appointment
important to my happiness
anxiously ambitious of your approbation
office of adjutant general will probably be fixed before this letter can reach you
cannot have discharged the duties in honour and fidelity without the aid of rank
military fame is dear to me
soldier beyond the continuance of the present war
exact and impartial execution of the multiplied duties I performed last campaign
rank of lt. col. sufficient for the adjutant general and inspector
appointment has passed me
duplicate
private
honoured with your favor
cheerfully extend the experiment agreeably to your desire and forward attended certificates
permit them to be repeated
notable phrase
army appointment
important to my happiness
anxiously ambitious of your approbation
office of adjutant general will probably be fixed before this letter can reach you
cannot have discharged the duties in honour and fidelity without the aid of rank
military fame is dear to me
soldier beyond the continuance of the present war
exact and impartial execution of the multiplied duties I performed last campaign
rank of lt. col. sufficient for the adjutant general and inspector
appointment has passed me
duplicate
private
honoured with your favor
cheerfully extend the experiment agreeably to your desire and forward attended certificates
permit them to be repeated
document number
1792060140001
page start
1
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| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (4 pages) | AKK17 (4 pages) | Collection: Henry Knox Papers. [microfilm] | R: 31, P: 121 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Winthrop Sargent | Fort Washington | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |