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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01598 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to Henry Knox regarding the French Army |
| Date | 12 September 1782 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written from Camp Verplank's Point, present-day Verplanck, New York. Writes, "The French army is at hand, and the fifth waggon will be ready to cross the river on Saturday. Among other things we want strong ropes to drag the carriages in and out of the boats. I am not certain that we have suitable cordage, I beg you therefore to cause Mr. [probably Daniel] Carthy to be furnished with four sets of drag ropes suitable for 18 pounders - six sets will be better, for dispatch & to bar accidents." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army France Transportation Military Supplies Global History and Civics |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Carthy, Daniel (fl. 1780-1782) |
| Place written | Verplanck, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs |
| 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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