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Unknown [Resolve regarding duties and wages of Secretary at War]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.08229 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1783-1785 Pagination: 1 p. ; 32 x 21.7 cm. Order a Copy

States that the Secretary at War is to be allowed $3,000 a year to operate the War Office.

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