Secretary at War appoints the Commanding Officer at Fort Franklin
Item
Type
Letterbook Copy
Title
Secretary at War appoints the Commanding Officer at Fort Franklin
Description
From the War Department, the Secretary at War directs an unidentified officer, perhaps John Crawford, to "instantly" repair to Fort Franklin and assume command of the post.
year created
1794
month created
06
day created
14
author
sent from location
War Department
recipient
in collection
in image
note
This image is a letter fragment. Consequently, Knox's name is not part of the partial letter that exists in this image. However, this correspondance was attributed to Knox because it is marked "War Department" and because the verbiage herein issues a direct order that only the Secretary at War has the authority to give.
notable person/group
John Crawford
Henry Knox
Major Thomas Butler
notable location
War Department
notable item/thing
provisions
powder
lead
stores
intrenching tools
entrenching tools
axes
paper
document number
1794061414101
page start
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | IAL17 (1 pages) | Collection: Isaac Craig Papers | IC018 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Henry Knox | War Department | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Commanding Officer, Fort Franklin | [unknown] | [n/a] |