Regarding Powder Stores & Orders for Airing & Salvaging Damaged Powder
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Regarding Powder Stores & Orders for Airing & Salvaging Damaged Powder
Description
Discusses the state of powder stores, and comments that the damaged powder at Fort Clinton cannot be aired out in the current season. Refers to orders from Knox for airing and rotation of powder between casks.
year created
1784
month created
09
day created
03
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
note
document on page 5 of image
notable person/group
Samuel Hodgdon
William Price
General Knox
Mr. Damler
notable location
West Point
New York
Fort Clinton
notable item/thing
powder
damaged powder
casks
airing of powder
magazine
document number
1784090355055
page start
5
number of pages
1
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (40 pages) | MBD01 (40 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 1, West Point 1784-1786. | P:4 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Samuel Hodgdon | [unknown] | [n/a] |