List of Shortages Preventing Small Arms Maintenance At West Point
Document 1785William Price, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores, sends to Joseph Carleton, War Office, a list of shortages that will impede the performance of small arms maintenance at West Point.
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West Point 7 June 1782
Mr Hodgkin has sent twelve Armourers to repair the Arms at This Post, and the following Articles is immediately wanting for That Purpose —
5 Gallons of Scot Oil
12 pounds of Corn Emery
1½ Dozn 4 Inch further Styd Files —
¼ ditto — 6 ditto [half omit?] [undecipherable] 7
¼ ditto — 9 ditto [half omit?] [undecipherable] 7
¼ ditto — 12 ditto [undecipherable] Flat [undecipherable] 7
The bearer James Duncan has a [undecipherable] and will return Immediately to this place, by which they will be fore Conveyed —
I am Sir your
Very Humble Servt
William Price
[undecipherable: D.C. Hflton?]
To Joseph Carlton Esqr
War Office
New York —
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's Files
Description
William Price, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores, sends to Joseph Carleton, War Office, a list of shortages that will impede the performance of small arms maintenance at West Point.
Date
06/07/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Collection
Document number
1785060755055
Page start
8
Note
document is on page 8 of image
Notable persons
Joseph Carleton
William Price
James Duncan
Armorers
Deputy Commissary of Military Stores
armourers
Notable locations
West Point
New York
war office
Notable items
arms
files
oil
shortages
small arms
maintenance
corn emery
edged files

