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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10225 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0095] April-June 1790 |
| Title | Henry Knox, Secretary at War in account current with the United States |
| Date | 11 June 1790 |
| Author | Freeman, Ezekiel (fl. 1790) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Accounts for General Knox as of 1789, most likely for his time thus far as Secretary of War. Includes "Accounts opened in Treasury Books for sundry warrants in his favor from the 26th May 1785 to Jan 1789..." deductions from the Ordnance Department, charges to the Hospital Department, Clothing Department, Indian Department and others. Noted in the docket that the "Balance due from [Knox]" amounts to $15,517.34 ½. Created in the Auditors Office, which most likely travelled with Congress. Congress at this time was in New York City. Sewn binding. Watermarked "J Buttanshaw" and with a fleur-de-lis inside a crest with "G R" underneath. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Finance Military History Ammunition Hospital Clothing and Accessories American Indian History |
| People | Freeman, Ezekiel (fl. 1790) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Native Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Freeman was a clerk in the Auditory Office. Buttanshaw, the papermaker, is recorded as still working in 1804. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |