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- GLC#
- GLC02437.05486-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1 June 1792
- Author/Creator
- Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
- Title
- to Henry Knox
- Place Written
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Mentions that he successfully completed some experiments Knox suggested he perform (on artillery). Discusses the upcoming appointment of a new Adjutant General, and the qualifications necessary for the candidate. Comments on the importance of assigning high military rank to soldiers in the Northwest Territories. Provides a variety of information on the military endeavors in the Ohio area. Refers to General [James] Wilkinson.
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