Useless Shot and Shells; Construction for Wintering; Fort Washington
Document 1792Return of shot and shells. A number are useless; vents were improperly bored. Reports on construction near Log Town. Mentions Lieutenant Lee and Dragoons setting off for Fort Washington.
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Philadelphia Nov [undecipherable]
Dear [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] together [with?] [Amos?] the little child
[undecipherable] of Delaware —
[undecipherable] herewith [undecipherable] to him
[Governor?] [undecipherable] your last [Remon?], they have
[undecipherable] of [letter?] [undecipherable] only
I find a number of the [Shells?] are [undecipherable]
[undecipherable]ably by the [Operations?] of [Boring?] the [Units?]
in order to [prepare?] them for the [log?] the [undecipherable]ing
and [Remain?] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
The [undecipherable]ing a [part?] of the [Shells?]
together [with?] the [undecipherable] [tools?] and [undecipherable] for [build?]ing
[undecipherable] for the [Governor?] [undecipherable] for [writing?] [one?]
over [undecipherable] — [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] only an
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] of [undecipherable] [Port Washington?]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable]ing [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] this [undecipherable]
[undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable] [undecipherable]
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Return of shot and shells. A number are useless; vents were improperly bored. Reports on construction near Log Town. Mentions Lieutenant Lee and Dragoons setting off for Fort Washington.
Date
11/09/1792
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Pittsburgh
Collection
Document number
1792110954001
Page start
1
Note
Cited in Knox to Craig, 11/17/1792.
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Isaac Craig
Lieutenant Bond
Lieutenant Lee
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Fort Washington
French Creek
Log Town
Notable items
return
shot
shott
shells
useless shells
fuze
operation of boring the vents
tools
stores
wintering

