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
author
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
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] |