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Book/Printed Material War-Office, April 25, 1785 : Sir, On the memorial of Captain Jesse Grant and Captain Jesse Cook, referred to me from Congress, I beg leave to report ...

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Title

  • War-Office, April 25, 1785 : Sir, On the memorial of Captain Jesse Grant and Captain Jesse Cook, referred to me from Congress, I beg leave to report ...

Names

  • United States. War Office.
  • Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
  • United States. Continental Congress.
  • Continental Congress Broadside Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [New York : s.n., 1786]

Headings

  • -  Grant, Jesse,--b. 1742
  • -  Cook, Jesse,--18th cent
  • -  United States.--Continental Army--Pay, allowances, etc
  • -  Prisoners of war--United States
  • -  United States--New York--New York

Genre

  • Broadsides--New York (N.Y.)--1786
  • Broadsheet format (Printing)--New York (N.Y.)--1786

Notes

  • -  Signed: H. Knox.
  • -  Place of publication from Evans. Evans erroneously gives imprint date of 1785. Formerly ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 31, p. 959 (#521); but later volumes reject Dunlap as printer. Cf. JCC, v. 33, p. 753.
  • -  Followed by: The committee consisting of Mr. Dane, Mr. Lee and Mr. St. Clair, to whom was referred the representation of J. Pierce Esq commissioner of army accounts, of the 2d of March, 1786 ...
  • -  Evans 19334
  • -  Journals of the Continental Congress, 521

Medium

  • 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 32 x 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Cont Cong no. 175

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 90898241

Online Format

  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States War Office, Henry Knox, United States Continental Congress, and Continental Congress Broadside Collection. War-Office,: Sir, On the memorial of Captain Jesse Grant and Captain Jesse Cook, referred to me from Congress, I beg leave to report. [New York: s.n, 1786] Online Text. https://www.loc.gov/item/90898241/.

APA citation style:

United States War Office, Knox, H., United States Continental Congress & Continental Congress Broadside Collection. (1786) War-Office,: Sir, On the memorial of Captain Jesse Grant and Captain Jesse Cook, referred to me from Congress, I beg leave to report. [New York: s.n] [Online Text] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/90898241/.

MLA citation style:

United States War Office, et al. War-Office,: Sir, On the memorial of Captain Jesse Grant and Captain Jesse Cook, referred to me from Congress, I beg leave to report. [New York: s.n, 1786] Online Text. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/90898241/>.