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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01351 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 12, 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 21 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

On George Washington's instructions, Pickering writes to ask for estimates regarding field artillery pieces and transportation like tumbrils and wagons. Also asks whether horses or oxen are best to use to pull these carts, and how many of each they will need for the next campaign.

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

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