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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [Samuel] Shaw and [Thomas] Randall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05200 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 19 October 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Signed in text in third person as "the General." This document is a statement by Knox that the U.S. House of Representatives validates his position as "Secretary for the Department of War."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Randall, Thomas, ?-1811
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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