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Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02927 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 January 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 20.3 x 16.4 cm. Order a Copy

Pickering, Quartermaster General, discusses the details of transporting officers and their luggage from West Point (many of the discharged soldiers had difficulty arranging transportation home). Mentions the transport of Knox's luggage to Boston.

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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