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- GLC#
- GLC04301
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 April 1792
- Author/Creator
- Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
- Title
- to John Brooks
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 1 p. : Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 19.8 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
Letter signed by Knox as Secretary of War to Brigadier General Brooks. Informs Brooks that he has been appointed a brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Says he must write to accept or deny the rank. If he accepts the rank he must go to Philadelphia immediately. Includes a list of "pay rations and emoluments" for commissioned and non-commissioned officers as well as privates.
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