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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.05410
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0108] April 1792 
Title Appointment of Marinus Willett as Brigadier General of the army
Date 12 April 1792
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Willett, Marinus  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Writes to officially appoint Willet Brigadier General of the army. Lists the other members of the General Staff, including A[nthony] Wayne, D. Morgan, John Brooks, and James Wilkinson. Wishes him the best of luck. Very similar to GLC02437.05409.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Military History  Government and Civics  Northwest Indian War  Northwest Territory  Frontiers and Exploration  Westward Expansion  
People Willett, Marinus (1740-1830)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Brooks, John (1752-1825)  Wayne, Anthony (1745-1796)  
Place written Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theme Government & Politics; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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