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>aceessar; and be continued in the Of
nee Of quarter master general during
,hs remainder OF the war.
| The PROJECT Of besie ging the CITY Of
New York IN 1891. havug bees relin-
quished. and the siege Of Tavktcwa. in
slrginis, resolved 90, Col P received
Geo Wsshingtcn's orders 10 prepare
immediately fov the march Of part of
the army a. that place sad Ter tbe trans.
perta,iso Of artillery. and of ell the
stores sequisits fog The siege. This was
deae. Tie event 10 known to every bo..
dy Lord Ccrnwsllis and his army
were made piisoners This decided the
fate Of the war Ia the succeeding win.
ter, the British government dexpairiug
of conquest, abandoned sll offensive o.
psratians in America; aud in Noyen-
Der. 1883. articles Of peace were a.
greed Gu From the year iToo to iTs4.
Col Pickering vas charged by Gen.
Washington. then Prssident Of the U
lifted S,asss) with several negotiations
with che fndlsn ns,ions en our fsohsisra.
la 1878, In joint commission with
Gen L,nco's aud Bsvavl, RasdoIph,
Esq Of Virgins, 70 tfsst II peafe with
the western Indians: Ard IN 1894 be
was sppcinsed the sole agent 20 adjust
all our disputes With III. six aasionss
which were termsuated With a satisfao-
tery treaty.
In the year 1871, General Washing.
ton sppoiated him Post Master Gsaer-
al. In this ofFi = he continued ontil the
close of the year 1894; when on The re-
signatioa Of Gen Knox. he was appoint.
ed Secretary Of War IN August, 1926.
Mr. Ednund Rsreolph HAVING resigned
the office Of Secretary Of State. Geusr-
al Washington gave Col. y. III. Tempe
saIv charge Of that Department ALEC.
Someiime before the meeting ~ Crn.
gress. which was ia December follaw-
ing, he also rendered IN Col Pickering
he Office Of Secretary Of State which
was at once declined. bat AZ soop an
Congress assembled. without spsskiEg
to Col.P again, Washia gsen nominated
him TO the senate 10 be Secretary Of
State: and the Senate approved the no.
naiaafion lie continued in this Office
until Maf, 1900; when be IVES removed
by the late President Adams
Al the close 81 the year 1901, Col
Pickering returned 10 1--we in Massaeha-
sstfs-- In 1908 the legislature appsiDt-
ed him senator 10 represent the stats
in Congress for the residue offhe tsrna
oi Dwighs Foster. ESQ who had rssiga--
ed In 1905. the legislature again cleo
ted him senator. for the term Of six
years
Being 10 debt Cor nsw iapds purcbas.
ed same years before, and BY the ~.
preeission of which b had hoped 10
have made an eventual proyision fes bis
eight surviving ch,iartns and having no
ether resauress-as eoen ~ be was rsmo-
vsd from office in 1900. he carried his
family from Phiadvlphis islo the ceun-
|try; and with one If tie sans went intn
the hack weeds nf Prunsy ivsnia, y here
wstb the cid Of some lsbofsrs. thew clear.
ed few acfes If land, sowsd wheat,
aud built log bui. in which he meant
he mex. yea, 10 remove bic family
From this condition be WAS drawn by
the Kindness Of bis friends IL Massashu>
sests; BY the spontaneous lbssalify Of
those friends in taking transfer Of new
lands, in exchange for moAey, Gel r.
was enabled 10 pay his debts return To
his native state, and finally t. purchase
= smsll farm in his county. on which hs
lived many yesrs cuit;vating II with bis
own hands, and literally with The sweat
Of his brow
Col p continued TO sustain The effiee of
= Senator in Congress till 1911. when
he devoted himself entirely to The LAHORE
If agriculture Soon after he vas cho.
sen by the Legislature of this State q
member OF the Executive Council, and.
during the late War, when appreAen-
stems were entsstsised that the enemy
sonte mplsted ssssiling our tewns end
cities. be was chosen member of ,hs
Board Of War for the defence Of tho
stase = 10 1914 be was chosen q Rep
lresentativs 10 Congress, and held his
seat till March. 1917.
In bis retirement be enjoyed the re-
speef and esteem Of bis contemporaries
his devotion TO his favosits rural pur-
suits. his extensive correspondence WITH
smiDent and worthy men in various
parts Of our country. his love ri lissra-
ture and science. and his zeal in pro-
motion Of the best interssis Of onr IN.
ssitutions, furnished his mind with aesiye