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HENRY KNOX * PSA * Letter Signed Autograph George Washington's Rev War General
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HENRY KNOX LETTER SIGNED OBTAINING PENSION FOR A BATTLE OF MONMOUTH REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN
American military officer and Founding Father, HENRY KNOX letter signed as Secretary of War during the George Washington administration. The letter is written on "War Office" letterhead and signed, "H. Knox", dated May 8, 1790.
A trusted advisor and Revolutionary War General and Chief of Artillery in the Continental Army in all of George Washington's campaigns, Knox later served as 1st United States Secretary of War under President Washington from 1785 - 1794.
Knox acknowledges receipt of a letter from Comptroller John Nicholson, Esq. "...stating the case of one John Dixon a pensioner of the United States residing in the State of Pennsylvania" and advising that "the necessary arrangements shall be made respecting a provision for him". While the letter appears to be in a secretarial hand, the correction 'respecting a' appears to be in Knox's hand, Knox aditionally authentically signs the letter at the conclusion "H Knox".
According to the US, Pennsylvania Veterans Card Files, 1775-1916, John Dixon was a soldier serving in the 4th Pennsylvania regiment during the American Revolutionary War. According to the record Dixon served from 1777 - 1779, in June of 1778 his regiment was present at the Battle of Monmouth. Although outnumbered two-to-one, the Continental Army was able to beat the British army to a a stalemate.
The same year our letter is written, Knox's fledgling United States Army would launch its first major offensive against Native American nations in the Northwest Territory. The expedition aimed to punish tribes for raids that had killed roughly 1,500 American settlers between 1784 and 1789, and to open the Northwest Territory for American expansion.
The Knox autograph letter has been thoroughly examined and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION, and encapsulated using PSA/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed technology. An investment-quality acquisition for any collection. GUARANTEED GENUINE - simply one of the finest investment-quality, authentically-signed Knox documents currently available on the market!
In good condition as shown, with folds, toning, stains, two prior tape repairs on verso, small paper loss at upper right, stray pencil mark at lower right, consistent with the age, use, storage and handling of a nearly 235 year old document. Letter measures appx. 8" x 11" inside 10" x 13" encapsulate.
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