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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01609
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822
Title	Timothy Pickering to Henry Knox requesting travelling forges
Date	14 September 1782
Author	Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829)
Recipient	Knox, Henry
Document Type	Correspondence; Military document
Content Description	Written at Camp Verplank's Point, present-day Verplanck, New York. Mentions that the Brigade of Light Infantry and the Corps of Light Dragoons need traveling forges and that it is not in his power to supply them. Writes, "The park being arrived I imagine that two may be spared from thence without inconvenience, seeing it will remain at West Point. I must therefore request you to furnish Mr. [Daniel] Carthy with two travelling forges with the necessary tools: he can send them down in the large scow [a type of boat], which he expected to have ready by to-night." Asks him to furnish Mr. Carthy with anything he needs to repair the scow, as the French army will be crossing the river the next day. Adds that "[t]he vessels employed in transporting artillery & military stores will all be wanted on this occasion, to take scows & boats in tow, I shall therefore be obliged by your discharging them as soon as possible." Receipt and docket are in Samuel Shaw's hand.
Subjects	Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Infantry Military Supplies Artillery West Point (US Military Academy) Transportation France 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
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF Camp Verplank's Point Septr 14. 1782. Sir, The Brigade of Light Infantry and Van-Heers corps of light dragoons, are in want of travelling forges. It is not in my power to supply them. The park being arrived I imagine that two may be spared from thence without inconvenience, seeing it will remain at West Point. I must therefore request you to furnish Mr. Carthy with two travelling forges with the necessary tools: he can send them down in the large scow, which he expected to have ready by to-night. I must also request you to cause Mr. Carthy to be supplied with every necessary aid of man in repairing the scow & getting her down - the French army will begin to cross the river to-morrow. The vessels employed in transporting artillery & military stores will all be wanted on this occasion, to take scows & boats in tow; I shall therefore be obliged by your discharging them as soon as possible. I [2] I am Sir yr most obedt servt Tim: Pickering QMG Recd at 5o clock PM - 15th - M Genl Knox [docket] From Col. Pickering QMG. 14 Sept 1782

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