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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.02744
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0069] November 1783 
Title Timothy Pickering to Henry Knox about a travelling forge
Date 1 November 1783
Author Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description 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.
Subjects Revolutionary War General  Military History  Continental Army  Artillery  Artisans  Industry  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829)  
Place written Newburgh, New York
Theme Government & Politics; Science, Technology, Invention; Industry
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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