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United States. Dept. of the Treasury [Financial statement to the secretary of war]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04457 Author/Creator: United States. Dept. of the Treasury Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1790 Pagination: 2 p. ; 31.1 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Lists transactions between the United States government and Henry Knox during his tenure as the Secretary of War. Items include salaries for Knox, William Knox, John Stagg, Caleb Swan, and the messenger for the months of October through December 1790. Noted as a copy. Docket notes 1789 was recorded as a mistake.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Swan, Caleb, 1758-1809
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Stagg, John, Jr., 1758-1803

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