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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.07224 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0139] January-April 1799 |
| Title | Russell Charles to Henry Knox regarding lieutenant commissions |
| Date | 14 January 1799 |
| Author | Russell, Charles C. (fl. 1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Russell thanks Knox for writing to Secretary of Navy Benjamin Stoddert on his behalf. Stoddert said he did not know that Captain Nicholson "should take on himself the right to retain the Lieutenants Commissions, only to Midshipman and petty officers." |
| Subjects | Navy Military History USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Office Seeker |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Russell, Charles C. (fl. 1799) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |