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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02916 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1784 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 16.3 cm Order a Copy

Pickering, Quartermaster General, informs Knox he will attempt to leave for Boston before the following Sunday. Recommends the bearer of this note, Smith, to drive a team of oxen carrying Knox's baggage when he departs for Boston.

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

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