Secretaries of the· Board of War and Ordnance, 1776 to · 1781. Compiled f1'om the Journals of Con(J1"e&. RICHARD PETERS, elected Secretary to the Board of War and Ordnance, 13 June, 1776; appointed II member of the Board of War, 27 November, 1777. JOSEPH Nouns!!:, elected Deputy Secretary to the Board of War, 17 June, 1777; elected Secretary of Ordnance and PaYlllaster to the Board of 'Yar and Ord­ nance, 12 February, 1778; resigned 16 September, 1778. General ,JA~ms 'VILKINSON, elected Secretary of the Board of 'Nar and Ordnanee, (j January, 1778; resigned 31 ~Iarch, 1778, Major PETER SCULL, elected Secretary to the Bmlrd of 'Yar and Ordnance, 4 Novem­ ber, 1778; resigned 1 September, 1779. Captain Blm.IAMrN STODDART, elected Secretary to the Board of 'Yar and Ordnance. 1 September, 1779; resigned 14 February, 1781. JOSI!:PJ[ CARLETON, elected Secretary to the Board of Ordnance, and Paymaster to the Board of 'Var and Ordnance, 27 October, 1779, to date back to the resigmltioll of Mr. Nourse, 16 September, 1778; elected Secretary to the Boarel of 'Var, 17 February, 1781. 1781 to 1789. General BENJAMIN LINCOLN, elected Secretary t War, 30 October, 1781; resignerl 29 October, 1783. RICHARD PETERS, requested to continue to exercise the duties of the 'Nar Department until the Seeretary at 'Yar shol)ld enter upon the duties of his office, I!) Novem· bel', 1781. .TOSI~PH C.\RLE'rON, continued as "Secretary in the 'Y,lr Office," 4 November, 1783, to 24 1iarch, 1785. General HENRY KNOX, elected Secretary at War, 8 March, 1785, and continued until adoption of the Constitution, in 1789. 880 SEC R E rr AR I E 8 0 F WAR, 1789 to 1880. HENRY KNOX .............Massachusetts...12 September, 1789. 'fIMOTUY PICKERING ......Penniylvania..... 2 January, 1795 • .J A~[ES McHF.NRY.........Maryland .......27 .J anuary, 1796. RAMUEL DEXTER .........Massachusetts ...13 :May, 1800. ROGER GRISWOLD ........Connecticut ..... 3 February, 1801. HENRY DEARBORN .......:M:assachusetts... 5 March, 1801. WILLIAM EUSTIS .........Massachusetts ... 7 March, 1809 • .JOHN AlnISTRONG .......N ew York. ...... 13 .January, 1813. JAMES :M:ONROE ..........Virginia ........27 Septcmber, 1814• . WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD .. Georgil\......... 1 August, 1815. GEOItGE GIU.HAM ........ Virginia ........ 7 April, 1817• .JOUN C. CALHOUN........South Carolina .. 80ctobcr, 1817 • .JA\\IES BARBOUR ......... Virginia......... 7 ]'farch, 1825. PETIm B. PORTER..... ... New York. ...... 26 May, 1828• .JOTIN H. EATON .......... Tennessee ....... 9 :M:arch, 1829. LEWIS CASS............ ..:Miclligan ....... 1 August, 1831. BEN.JAMf.N F. Bu'nEII .. Kew york....... 3 March, 1837• .JOEL R. POINSETT...... .. South Carolina.. 7 ],'[arch, 1837. .J OliN BEI,L ........ .. ....Tennessee .... '. .. 5 :March, 1341. .JOHN 'MCLEAN .......... .Ohio............ 13 September, 1841. .JOHN C. SP~:NCER .......New York....... 12 October, 1841. .L\~ms nr. POHTlm .......Pennsylvania .... 8 nlareh, 1843. WILI.U~! 'Yn,KINS . ..... .Pennsylvania.... 15 Feprtrary, 1844. WILLLDr L. MARCY ...... New York....... 6 :fflarch, 1845. GEORGE IV. CRAWFORD ...Georgia....... " 8 March, 1849. 'VIN"IEJ,D SCO'l'T .. ... ... .ad interim..... .. 23 July, 1850. CUARLES M. CONRAD . .... Louisiana . ... , .15 August, . 1850. JEFFERSON DAVIS ........:Mississippi .... .. 7 Jlilarch, 1853. JOHN B. FLOYD ..........Virginia ........ 6 :lVIarch, 1857 . .JOSEPH HOLT ....... .. .. Kentucky ....... 18 .January, 1801. SIMON CAMERON .... .... Pennsylvanja. .. 5 1\iarch, 1861. EDWIN 1\r. STANTON......Pennsylvania ....15 ,January, 1802. ULYSSES S. GRANT ...... .ad inter,im...... 12 August, 18G7, to 14 .January, 1868. EDWIN M. STANTON .. .. .1'e·instated.... ....14 .January, 18G8. JOHN ]If. SCHOFIELD......................28 May, 18B8 . .JOHN A. RAWLINS .... .. .. Illinois ......... 11 March, 18()D. WILLIA~f T. SUERMAN ................... 9 September, 18GD. WrLLIA)fW. BELKNAP ...Iowa ........... 2.'5 October, 1809. ALPHONSO TAFT . ........ Ohio ........... 8 MarcIl, 1876. .T A~l.ES D . CAMERON ......Pennsylvania ....22 1\'fay, 1870, to 12 March, 1877. GrwHGJo: W. JlilcCnARY....Iowa ........... 12 March, 1877, to 10 December, 1879. ALEXANDF.R RAllSEY .....n'Iinnesota... 10 December, 1879. 381 .