Alexander Hamilton Papers

To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Knox, 12 April 1794

From Henry Knox

[Philadelphia, April 12, 1794. On May 14, 1794, Tench Coxe wrote to Hamilton and referred to “the two Estimates No 1 & 21 of the Secrety of War, contained in his letter to you of the 12th. of April last.” Letter not found.]

1. Henry Knox had submitted these estimates to George Washington on April 10, 1794 (LC, George Washington Papers, Library of Congress). The estimates deal with the fortification of ports and harbors and the naval armament. See Knox to H, March 29, April 21, 1794.

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    To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Knox, 12 April 1794
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    Knox, Henry
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    Hamilton, Alexander
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    12 April 1794

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    “To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Knox, 12 April 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Hamilton/01-16-02-0200. [Original source: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. 16, February 1794 – July 1794, ed. Harold C. Syrett. New York: Columbia University Press, 1972, p. 255.]

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