Report on Small Arms Maintenance
Document 1785Reports on the cleaning and repairing of arms at West Point.
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West Point 28 July 1781 —
Sir
I received yours of the [undecipherable] also the Cir, State to Lency & Mr Duncan —
Inclosed you will receive by Mr Duncan the Pay Abstract for the Month of June 1781 and the Many Can Come by the Same Conveyance if you please —
There has been two hundred & Ninety two Arms Cleaned in the Month of June —
Please to inform me whether the English and Hessian Arms Shall be repaired —
There is wanting Six hand Vices for the use of the Ar mourers — and this will be a Safe Conveyance by the bearer
I am Sir
your
William Rice
Dept Cor Affairs
Josiah Carleton Esqr
West Point 28 July 1781 —
Sir
I have made application to Capt Johnston for Men to [undecipherable] and thin the Proves Since Major Doughty's March'd — and he informs me that None Can be Spared for that Purpose — I must wait your further Orders upon this Subject.
I am Sir
your
William Rice
Dept Cor Affairs
The Honble the Major Genl Lincey
Secretary at War
Type
Letterbook Copy
Description
Reports on the cleaning and repairing of arms at West Point.
Date
07/03/1785
Author
Recipient
Sent from
West Point
Collection
Document number
1785070355055
Page start
10
Note
document is on page 10 of image
Notable persons
Joseph Carleton
William Price
armourer
armorer
deputy commissary military stores
Notable locations
West Point
New York
Notable items
arms repair
arms cleaning
files
oil
emery
English arms
Hessian arms
vice

