Hancock, John (1737-1793) [Commission of Henry Knox to Brigadier General of Artillery]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00500 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: 27 December 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.6 x 34.1 cm. Order a Copy
Congressional appointment for Knox to the newly created rank of Brigadier General of Artillery. "We, resposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and Fidelity, DO, by these Presents, constitute and appoint you to be a Brigadier General of Artillery." Signed by Hancock as President and attested by Charles Thomson as Secretary, both of the Continental Congress.
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