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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02481 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 September 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.4 cm, Width: 19.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the maintenance of "the great chain" and whether the military should sell it, as they are in need of funds at the moment.

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

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