Lot 11
PICKERING, Timothy (1745-1829). Autograph letter signed ("Tim Pickering"), to Peter Anspach and Messr. Wolfe. Elizabethtown, 17 April 1784.
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PICKERING, Timothy (1745-1829). Autograph letter signed ("Tim Pickering"), to Peter Anspach and Messr. Wolfe. Elizabethtown, 17 April 1784.
4 pages, 4to, addressed on integral leaf, docketed, a few pale stains.
"THE 'GREATEST MAN IN AMERICA' WILL BE AT PHILADELPHIA IN MAY"
Washington's trusted advisor, Timothy Pickering, arranges for Washington's arrival in Philadelphia. "The 'Greatest Man in America' will be at Philadelphia in May, and I dare say will not forget the barge. Pray therefore endeavour to send it to Alexandria by the first [?] capable of carrying it, which is bound thither. I mentioned Capt. Henry White, my townsman, I request is at a favor from him." Pickering also inquires about the cost of iron, mentions that he has lent his own barge to Baron Steuben, and attempts to arrange for returns for his horses.
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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