Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02704 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.3 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Knox that due to poor weather, he had to break up several teams of men who were transporting wood to New Windsor and that he increased their pay as compensation.
Newburgh Octr. 24. 1783
Dr Sir,
The badness of the weather has occasioned the breaking off of several private teams that were hauling wood to New Windsor. In consequence of which I directed the waggon master to increase their pay to 10% of Cord - & this morning he reported that eight or ten private teams would be at work by Monday next. - This morning also I sent to Capt. Palmer to try to hire a scow to increase the means of transportation; & I will See if another can be procured: because there is a quantity of hay to be sent to West Point in a few days.
I shall be able to furnish some old boards for repairing the Connecticut huts.
I am dear sir
[Yr.] obedt. servt
T. Pickering Q.M.G.
P.S. I will thank you to order
that no guard be Sent to New -
Windsor in future until sup -
plied with their provisions - or that
their regimental quarter masters
furnish the [corporal] with returns to
enable them to draw at this pass.
M Genl Knox
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