Reference to order of General Knox of this date to Thomas Proctor.
Document 1792Proofs of various cannons and amount of powder required.
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[Proof of [undecipherable] of Cannon
Master & little [undecipherable: probable reading "Porter"]
By Thomas [undecipherable: probable reading "Porter"]
June 8th 1792]
Armies
Proof of Continental [undecipherable] by [undecipherable] Negroes from [undecipherable] Estes to the [undecipherable] day [undecipherable] 177[undecipherable] on a [undecipherable] Media & [undecipherable] as to Equation in [undecipherable] [undecipherable: probable reading "Batter"] now provided with 1 [undecipherable] Roster from each case and [undecipherable] in its Margin with a [undecipherable] Catalogue. [undecipherable] [undecipherable] inst.
| N° of [undecipherable] | N° of Cannon | [undecipherable] | Inches | | N° of [undecipherable] | N° of [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [undecipherable] | 71 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 49 | [undecipherable] | 17 | [undecipherable] | 2 |
| 2 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 50 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 3 | [undecipherable] | 98 | 1 | 4 | 51 | [undecipherable] | 100 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 4 | [undecipherable] | 144 | 2 | — | 52 | [undecipherable] | 60 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | [undecipherable] | 117 | 2 | — | 53 | [undecipherable] | 113 | [undecipherable] | 3 |
| 6 | [undecipherable] | 101 | — | 11 | 54 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 1 | [undecipherable] |
| 7 | [undecipherable] | 95 | [undecipherable] | — | 55 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 8 | [undecipherable] | 91 | 1 | [undecipherable] | 56 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 1 | [undecipherable] |
| 9 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 57 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 10 | [undecipherable] | 45 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 58 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 11 | [undecipherable] | 68 | — | 3 | [undecipherable: Light [undecipherable]] | | | | |
| 12 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 1 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 88 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 13 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 111 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 14 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 104 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 15 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| [undecipherable: Musket [undecipherable]] | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | [undecipherable] | 121 | 2 | 10 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 118 | 1 | [undecipherable] |
| 32 | [undecipherable] | 100 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 110 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 33 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 2 | 11 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 124 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | [undecipherable] | 121 | 3 | 11 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 63 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 35 | [undecipherable] | 122 | 1 | 2 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 36 | [undecipherable] | 101 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 37 | [undecipherable] | 117 | 1 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
| 38 | [undecipherable] | 96 | 1 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] | 111 | [undecipherable] | [undecipherable] |
Thomas [undecipherable: probable reading "Porter"]
June [undecipherable]th 179[undecipherable]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Proofs of various cannons and amount of powder required.
Date
06/08/1792
Author
Document number
1792052590001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Thomas Proctor
Henry Knox
major general
Secretary of War
Notable items
cannon
powder
musket