Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01614 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Verplanck, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 September 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 22.8 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy
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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