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Freeman, Ezekiel (fl. 1790) Henry Knox, Secretary at War in account current with the United States

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10225 Author/Creator: Freeman, Ezekiel (fl. 1790) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 11 January 1790 Pagination: 6 p. : docket ; 38.4 x 24.5 cm. Order a Copy

Accounts for General Knox as of 1789, most likely for his time thus far as Secretary of War. Includes "Accounts opened in Treasury Books for sundry warrants in his favor from the 26th May 1785 to Jan 1789..." deductions from the Ordnance Department, charges to the Hospital Department, Clothing Department, Indian Department and others. Noted in the docket that the "Balance due from [Knox]" amounts to $15,517.34 ½. Created in the Auditors Office, which most likely travelled with Congress. Congress at this time was in New York City. Sewn binding. Watermarked "J Buttanshaw" and with a fleur-de-lis inside a crest with "G R" underneath.

Freeman, Ezekiel, fl. 1790
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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