Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox

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GLC#
GLC02437.01614-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
16 September 1782
Author/Creator
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Title
to Henry Knox
Place Written
Verplanck, New York
Pagination
2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 22.8 cm, Width: 18.4 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Written from Camp Verplank's Point, present-day Verplanck, New York. Thinks "it will be practicable to support the number of horses you mention as requisite for the duty at West Point. At present the number of horses actually there is twenty two, some of them clearly not necessary at the post." Asks Knox to remove the unnecessary horses from the post. Also discusses the difficulty in procuring forage in the area of West Point, especially for the coming winter, and has made arrangements to obtain some. "Public service" written on address leaf.

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