Timothy Pickering
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Furloughs for Chaplains and Doctors
10/13/1783 Autograph Letter SignedConcerning the authorization of furloughs for chaplains and medical officers, refers Pickering to a resolution of Congress on the subject. Discusses the demands of an officer for pay and commutations.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Returns Mandated by Congress
03/24/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses returns (probably of stores) mandated by Congress.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Powder Casks
04/21/1784 Letterbook CopyDiscusses the issue of whether the powder casks at West Point are to be replaced or repaired.
Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786.
List of paymasters and agents
04/01/1784 Autograph LetterList of paymasters and agents with their regiments and the dates their accounts were settled.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)- No image
Letter Citation
10/27/1784 Cited letter or documentCited in Pickering to Hodgdon, 11/13/1784.
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Letter Citation
08/26/1784 Cited letter or documentCited in Pickering to Carleton, 08/27/1784.
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Letter Citation
03/24/1784 Cited letter or documentCited in Pickering to Pierce, 03/26/1784.
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Inscription for Gen. Greene's honorary cannon
03/06/1784 Letter SignedMemorandum with the inscription to be placed on two brass cannon taken from the British to be given by order of Congress to Major General Nathaniel Greene in honor of his services as commander of the …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Concerning investment allowances
09/06/1784 Autograph Letter SignedElbridge Gerry requests that his investment allowances be returned or refunded.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
An officer's pay and the move of the War Office
03/30/1784 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the pay of a lieutenant in the 1st Massachusetts Regiment; He intends to move the pay office from West Point to New York.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Accounting issues
03/24/1784 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses various accounting issues.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Concerning land speculation
04/24/1785 Autograph Letter SignedElbridge Gerry discusses land speculation with Timothy Pickering and Samuel Hodgdon. Gerry declines an opportunity to purchase land in Pennsylvania.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Certification of payment; Samuel Middleton, Constable, for apprehending deserter
1785 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons certifies that Samuel Middleton, Constable, is due ten dollars for apprehending Michael Connor, deserter from Mud Island, commanded by Captain James Gamble.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)
Beneficial Effects of the Plaster of Paris, Etc.
01/21/1785 Autograph Signed DraftLincoln repeatedly thanks Pickering for concern and attention given to him in letters of December 25th and 30th. The illegibility of the majority of the document makes it difficult to decipher much …
Robert Goodloe Harper
Collection from a Speculator
01/26/1786 Recipient's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the collection of money from an individual who apparently had speculated in notes and where he might be found (including a tavern)
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)- No image
Relative to situation in Luzerne County; Colonel Buttler's conduct during late riot
10/31/1787 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentColonel Dennison laid before the council several papers related to situation in Luzerne County. Council wishes to deliberate on measures. Sufficient number of troops will be sent to take part in …
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Opposition to Execution of Law by People at Hudson
08/17/1787 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentBiddle responds to Pickering's letter of the 13th, assuring him that commissions have been sent to Montgomery care of Balliot. There have been reports that some people at Hudson are determined to …
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Regarding the insurgents who apprehended Pickering and the need for military force
08/05/1788 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRequests that Pickering give opinion as to whether armed force is necessary to restore order and good government.
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Opinion of the Judges on the Late Disturbances in Luzerne
08/07/1788 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentBiddle encloses the opinion of the Judges on the late disturbances in Luzerne. Recommendation is the prisoners be prosecuted for a riot.
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Cited Document
05/10/1788 Cited letter or documentCited lettr or document; cited in Pickering to multiple, 05/26/1788.
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12/31/1788 Cited letter or documentLetter, Citation only Cited in Muhlenberg to Pickering, 06/14/1788.
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Knox writes to Pickering
02/25/1790 Autograph LetterLetter, Pickering discusses Indian warfare and politics.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]- No image
Instructions to Colonel Timothy Pickering
05/02/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentKnox instructs Colonel Pickering in the importance of maintaining an alliance with the Six Nations during the upcoming campaign against the Western Indians. The Indians should be made to appreciate …
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Campaign Against the Indians
05/18/1791 Contemporary Copy of LetterKnox discusses Indian hostilities and the campaign against the Indians. He alludes to the possibility of a treaty that would eliminate the need for warfare.
Timothy Pickering Papers
