Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 [Appointment of Major William North as Inspector of Troops under General Knox]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.10 Author/Creator: Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 15 April 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 32 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Document written in a secretarial hand and signed by Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Based on Baron Friedrich Von Steuben's recommendation to Congress in a 19 March 1784 letter, Congress has resolved to approve and confirm Major William North as Inspector to the Troops under the command of General Henry Knox. Only dated "15 April" but note in an unknown hand at bottom says "It appears by the Barons appointment to the above office to W North that this was done in the year 1784."
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