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Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02744 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 20.1 x 16.2 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a travelling forge made at the Springfield armory in Massachusetts, which he will be sending to West Point. He is very impressed by how well made it is.

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

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