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Swan, Caleb (1758-1809) [Account paid by the United States to the Secretary of War]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04568 Author/Creator: Swan, Caleb (1758-1809) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 31 March 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Lists transactions for the account of Henry Knox as Secretary of War. Includes names and signatures of several of Knox's staff at the War Office, including John Stagg, signifying receipt of pay. Noted as a copy and written at the War Office.

Swan, Caleb, 1758-1809
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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