Transportation of Rolling Screen
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Transportation of Rolling Screen
Description
Timothy Pickering sends to Benjamin Lincoln a letter that indicates difficulties in shipping items due to ice on the river. This problem will bring operations at Lincoln's mill to a standstill as Lincoln requires the rolling screen that is being shipped by boat.
year created
1784
month created
12
day created
30
author
sent from location
Philadelphia
recipient
sent to location
Hingham
in collection
in microfilm
in image
note
Cited in Lincoln to Pickering, 01/21/1785.
cited note
Cited document addressed to the War Office
notable person/group
Benjamin Lincoln
Timothy Pickering
Captain Starbuck
notable location
Hingham
Philadelphia
New York
Providence
the Sound
notable item/thing
weather
ice
river
vessels
sea
mill
rolling screen
notable idea/issue
transportation of supplies
production
travel
notable phrase
I greatly fear that the river will not be navigable until winter is past
document number
1784123060001
page start
1
number of pages
2
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (2 pages) | FDA25 (2 pages) | Collection: Robert Goodloe Harper | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Microfilm: Benjamin Lincoln Papers | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Timothy Pickering | Philadelphia | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Benjamin Lincoln | Hingham | [n/a] |