Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Doughty

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GLC#
GLC02437.04869-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
4 March 1791
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
to John Doughty
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Early Republic

With the approval of President George Washington and the "advice of the Senate," Knox writes to Doughty that he has been appointed "Lieutenant Colonel Commander of an additional regiment, of Infantry...immediately raised." This includes "1 company in [South] Carolina, 1 in Delaware, 1 Rhode Island, 1 New Hampshire, Six in Massachusetts, and two in Connecticut." The officers and Major General have also been appointed on this day. Docketed by Knox.

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