Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Winthrop Sargent
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05422 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 21 April 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy
Later copy. Written from the "War Department." Letter appointing Sargent to the office of Adjutant and Inspector General of the Army. Asks him to respond right away as to whether he accepts, and encloses the act of Congress establishing pay and benefits for the position (not present).
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