Details of New Arms Cleaning Contract
Item
Type
Letterbook
Title
Details of New Arms Cleaning Contract
Description
Discusses new contract struck with James Morrow for the cleaning of 1000 stand of arms.
year created
1787
month created
04
day created
02
author
sent from location
West Point
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Recipient cannot be confirmed from image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
William Price
clerks
James Manon
James Morrow
bearer
George Dinnester
Dunnestor
notable location
West Point
notable item/thing
arms
return of ordnance stores
return of quartermasters stores
contract
repair
clean
oil
files
coals
making fresh limbs
stores
springs
clasps
steel
document number
1787040240055
page start
12
number of pages
1
transcription
Sir West Point April 20, 1787
I have forwarded by the Bearer Mr. George[undecipherable last name] the returns of ordnance and Quarter Masters [undecipherable word] for month of March 1787 --
Agreeable to your letter of 16ht Ultimo, I have [undecipherable word] one thousand stand of arms that wanted the least repairs and have contracted with James [undecipherable last name] to repair and clean them at five shillings [undecipherable notation] Stand, his finding his own oil, [undecipherable word] & [undecipherable word crossed out] coals, besides making such [undecipherable word] as we have not in Store, which [two undecipherable words] [undecipherable word crossed out] [undecipherable word] [three undecipherable words crossed out], Springs for the [undecipherable word]--the [undecipherable word] find the Steel [two undecipherable words] --
I have forwarded by the Bearer Mr. George[undecipherable last name] the returns of ordnance and Quarter Masters [undecipherable word] for month of March 1787 --
Agreeable to your letter of 16ht Ultimo, I have [undecipherable word] one thousand stand of arms that wanted the least repairs and have contracted with James [undecipherable last name] to repair and clean them at five shillings [undecipherable notation] Stand, his finding his own oil, [undecipherable word] & [undecipherable word crossed out] coals, besides making such [undecipherable word] as we have not in Store, which [two undecipherable words] [undecipherable word crossed out] [undecipherable word] [three undecipherable words crossed out], Springs for the [undecipherable word]--the [undecipherable word] find the Steel [two undecipherable words] --
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | MBG01 (26 pages) | Collection: Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. | P:11 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | William Price | West Point | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |