Papers, 1780-1822, 1780-1790 (bulk)

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Papers, 1780-1822, 1780-1790 (bulk)

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Receipts, accounts, orders, memoranda, reports, letters, payrolls, and contracts relating to his service as Quartermaster General. Letters concern accommodations for Washington, services performed for the military, and items purchased such as food, wagons, sloops, horses, clothing, and camp kettles. Also, a letter by Pickering concerning a survey of a land grant in Virginia, 1822.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a cou...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...