Letter, Timothy Pickering to Burgess Ball, 1795 July 20

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 32

Identifier: 2021-SC-004-032

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Timothy Pickering, Secretary of War and signer of the Declaration of Independence, writes to Burgess Ball to inform him that the president has not selected his Potomac land for the location of a federal arsenal. Autograph letter, signed. 1 page.

Dates

1795 July 20

Creator

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829 (Creator, Person)

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