Discussion of Field Artillery, Including Cannon Required
Document 1793Letter, discusses corps of artillery; asks for brass field pieces; mentions foreign affairs.
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[Copy] Henry Knox Esq.
Secretary of War of
the United States
Philadelphia
Type
Contemporary Copy of Letter
Description
Letter, discusses corps of artillery; asks for brass field pieces; mentions foreign affairs.
Date
06/07/1793
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Providence
Repository
Collection
Document number
1793060740001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
A Fenner
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Providence
United States
Newport
Rhode Island
Notable items
carriages
case of an aggression on the part of any of the belligerent powers
compliance with this request
dressed in uniform
attended upon their military exercises
troops
account of the heavy expences which the company have been at in their equipment
application to you for the loan of two brass field pieces
acknowledge the receipt of your letters
lay before the general assembly at their meeting
consideration which the great importance of their object demands
artillery company hath been lately revived in Newport