Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02939 Author/Creator: Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 31 January 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; 23.2 x 17.7 cm. Order a Copy
Pickering, Quartermaster General, asks Knox to write an official request to justify the allowance Pickering granted for the transportation of discharged officers' baggage (after they were discharged, many officers had difficulty traveling home). In a post script, suggests Knox assigns an earlier date to his official certificate.
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