Timothy Pickering
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Timothy Pickering was the third United States secretary of state, serving under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Rebecca White Pickering, portrait by Gilbert Stuart
Henry Knox
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Henry Knox was an American military officer, politician, bookseller, and a Founding Father of the United States. Knox, born in Boston, became a senior general of the Continental Army during the Revolu
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…Succeeded by John Marshall 2nd United States Secretary of War In office January 2, 1795 – December 10, 1795 President George Washington Preceded by Henry Knox Succeeded by James McHenry 5th United States Postmaster General In office August 12, 1791 – January 1, 1795 President George Washington Preceded by…
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1806
An ox team hauls cannon toward Boston as part of the 1775-76 "Noble train of artillery"
Men are visible behind Washington working to unload cannon in Thomas Sully's 1819 The Passage of the Delaware (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Steel engraving of Henry Knox by Alonzo Chappel