Memorandum of ordnance on Dorchester Heights

Item

Type

Document

Title

Memorandum of ordnance on Dorchester Heights

Description

Memorandum of ordnance on Dorchester Heights; lists ordnance;

year created

1784

month created

11

day created

29

recipient

in image

note

[Appears to be in Hodgdon's hand.]

notable person/group

Samuel Hodgdon

notable location

Dorchester Heights
Boston
Massachusetts
South Boston

notable item/thing

nine pounders
ordnance
fort number 4
24 pounders
fort number 2
pieces
survey

document number

1784112990001

page start

1

transcription

Memorandum

of [Undecipherable] Dorches

ter Hills 29th Nov

1796



[Undecipherable] my [Undecipherable]

21314

5

_____ A
1065/70

129

___________ 72

9
10
__
12_
648

___

64[Undecipherable number)


1000

3

_____

0 0 36 3

112

10000 100

30 3
_____

33 " 12



1293

______________

38 ' 4




122
_____

12 _ 12

3

_____


4000

3

_____
1200.0
Ordnance on Dorchester Heights
In Fort No 4 - 5 Pieces Iron Ordnance
Mounted - 6 + 9 Pounders
In Fort No 2 - 2 - 24 Pounder Mounted
1 Nine Pounder mounted- and 4 six's and
Nines unmounted.
12 Pieces in all-

by actual (Editor's note: may say "active") survey 29th November

1794



(written sideways on the right side bottom of the paper)
14000

6

_______
84000
4200

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) ZUG23 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:389A

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Samuel Hodgdon [unknown] Appears to be in Hodgdon's hand.
Recipient Unknown Recipient [unknown] [n/a]