Regarding Proof of Cannon Claim in Expense Account; Ratification of Constitution in Massachusetts
Item
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Title
Regarding Proof of Cannon Claim in Expense Account; Ratification of Constitution in Massachusetts
Description
Letter, discusses proof of claim for cannon; mentions adoption of the Constitution in Massachusetts.
short description
Ltr, dis proof of claim for cannon.
year created
1788
month created
02
day created
17
author
sent from location
Providence
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Knox
Jeremiah Olney
Secretary of War
notable location
Providence
Massachusetts
New York
notable item/thing
other states will soon follow in the godlike example
since I had the honour of receiving your favor
subject of the two 18 pound cannon taken from the deposit of the public stores by the owners of Hope Furnace, I have made several applications to Gov. Bowen for proof of their claims to said cannon in order that I might transmit the same agreeable to your request
not yet been able to obtain said proof and two months having elapsed since you wrote me on the subject I have thought it proper to assure you I have not been inattentive to your request and persevere in my applications
obtain the aforesaid proof when I will do myself the honor to transmit the same to you
affords me peculiar to congratulate you on the adoption of the new constitution by the late convention of Massachusetts
most interesting & important event
document number
1788021740001
page start
1
number of pages
3
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | AWA13 (3 pages) | Collection: Jeremiah Olney Papers | B:1777-1813,F:1788-89. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jeremiah Olney | Providence | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Knox | [unknown] | [n/a] |