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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.04562 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0094] January-March 1790 |
| Title | An act relative to the troops |
| Date | 29 March 1790 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Document reads in its entirety: "And be it further enacted. That whenever the said troops shall be formed into separate detachments in such a manner as that the surgeons, and the surgeons mates before mentioned shall be deemed inadequate to the charge of the sick of the said separate detachments, the President of the US shall be and be hereby is empowered to appoint so many assistant surgeons mates, and for such periods as he shall judge the service may require." Date and title from docket. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Health and Medical Law Government and Civics President |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |