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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02939 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0071] January-March 1784 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to Henry Knox asking him to write an official request to justify the allowance for the transportation of discharged officers' baggage |
| Date | 31 January 1784 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Military Law Revolutionary War General Continental Army Finance Transportation |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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