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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. True copy of an order given by Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) as Quartermaster General. [Newburgh], [1 February 1781].
[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. True copy of an order given by Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) as Quartermaster General. [Newburgh], [1 February 1781].
One page, 7 13/16 x 12 1/4 in., creased, with some partially repaired separations, wear to edges and corners, and staining/discoloration spots throughout. Docketed verso.
In full: "The Bearers, Capt. Rufus Lincoln & Lieutenant Samual Eldridge, who have long been prisoners of war and are now released from captivity, being on their way to their respective homes in Plymouth county, Massachusetts, all quarter masters on their route are desired and directed to furnish them with conveyances for themselves and baggage, either in a sleigh, or with Horses. The most conveniant [sic] mode may be to furnish conveyances from stage to stage in a sleigh, if the snow continues."
Below order is a note indicating the above order is a "true copy of an order given to us by Col. Tim. Pickering QMGeneral of the above date." Undersigned "Rufus Lincoln Capt." and "Samuel Eldred Lieut."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents Books & Manuscripts
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. True copy of an order given by Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) as Quartermaster General. [Newburgh], [1 February 1781].
One page, 7 13/16 x 12 1/4 in., creased, with some partially repaired separations, wear to edges and corners, and staining/discoloration spots throughout. Docketed verso.
In full: "The Bearers, Capt. Rufus Lincoln & Lieutenant Samual Eldridge, who have long been prisoners of war and are now released from captivity, being on their way to their respective homes in Plymouth county, Massachusetts, all quarter masters on their route are desired and directed to furnish them with conveyances for themselves and baggage, either in a sleigh, or with Horses. The most conveniant [sic] mode may be to furnish conveyances from stage to stage in a sleigh, if the snow continues."
Below order is a note indicating the above order is a "true copy of an order given to us by Col. Tim. Pickering QMGeneral of the above date." Undersigned "Rufus Lincoln Capt." and "Samuel Eldred Lieut."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents Books & Manuscripts
