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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.152 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1778 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to Richard Campbell discussing obtaining clothing and related expenses for a newly raised regiment |
| Date | 26 July 1778 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Campbell, Richard |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Discusses obtaining clothing and related expenses for a newly raised regiment to be stationed at Fort Pitt. Requests an account of his expenditure of his $60,000 budget. Written at the War Office. |
| Subjects | Finance Revolutionary War Military History Military Uniforms |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Campbell, Richard (1755-1844) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), who later served as Secretary of War and Secretary of State, was then an adjutant general in the Continental Army and a member of Board of War in 1777. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Campbell (1755-1844) of the 13th Virginia was stationed at Fort Pitt in 1778. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |