Memorandum of ordnance on Dorchester Heights
Document 1784Memorandum of ordnance on Dorchester Heights; lists ordnance;
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
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Memorandum
of [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] 29 Nov[ember]
1706
by my [undecipherable]
[21314
10 6 5/7 0
1002 100
1000 50
113 36 3
33 12
128 124 12
38 14
122 72
12 12
140
420 100
50 2
14000
3
4000.0]
Ordnance on Southern Heights
In fort No 1 - 6 Nines from Ordnance
Mounted - 6 9 Pounders [undecipherable]
In fort No 2 - 2. 24 Pounders Mounted
1 Nine Pounder mounted - (and 2 [undecipherable]'s
[and] 4 Nines unmounted -
12 Pieces in all -
by actual survey 29 Novem[ber]
1704
[14000
4000
4260]
Type
Document
Description
Memorandum of ordnance on Dorchester Heights; lists ordnance;
Date
11/29/1784
Author
Recipient
Document number
1784112990001
Page start
1
Note
[Appears to be in Hodgdon's hand.]
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Notable locations
Dorchester Heights
Boston
Massachusetts
South Boston
Notable items
nine pounders
ordnance
fort number 4
24 pounders
fort number 2
pieces
survey

