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Henry Knox Manuscript Document Signed

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Henry Knox Manuscript Document Signed
<B>Henry Knox Manuscript Document Signed</B></I> “<I>H Knox/Secy of War,</B></I>” one page, 7.75” x 9.5”. War Department, July 3, 1793. In full, “<I>Lieutenant Staats Morris of the Artillery is hereby directed to repair to Georgia with all expedition by the way of New York and put himself under the orders of Major Gaither.</B></I>” Henry Knox served as Washington's first Secretary of War from 1789-1794 after serving in the same position under the Articles of Confederation from 1785-1789. Staats Morris had been appointed Lieutenant in the Battalion of Artillery by President Washington in 1791. In 1795, he was promoted to Captain. Partial separation at edges of horizontal folds. Fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)