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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01057 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0031] July 1781 |
| Title | Timothy Pickering to Samuel Shaw about delay in transporting cannon |
| Date | 18 July 1781 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Recipient | Shaw, Samuel |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Pickering, Quartermaster General, discusses a delay in teams sent to transport cannon to Dobbs Ferry, New York. Informs Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, that Major Thomas Cogswell, wagonmaster, will conduct the teams to Dobbs Ferry to prevent further delay. Docketed by Shaw. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Artillery Transportation |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Cogswell, Thomas (1746-1810) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |