Virginia's Cannon
Document 1794On the point near Portsmouth there are 17 cannons of 18" and 24" ball in good condition except as to carriages and apparatus, they belong to the state of Virginia and will doubtless be given up for the defense of the state.
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Extract of a letter from the Honble Mr Parker to the Secretary of War dated Philadelphia March 19 1794
"On the point near Portsmouth commonly called Fort Point there are 17 Cannon of 18 and 24 Ball in good condition except as to Carriages and apparatus, they belong to the state of Virginia and will doubt[undecipherable: doubtless] be given up for the defence of the State."
[Docket: Colo. [undecipherable] Colonel Parker's letter to the Secretary of W[ar] Dated 19 Ma[rch] 1794.]
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
On the point near Portsmouth there are 17 cannons of 18" and 24" ball in good condition except as to carriages and apparatus, they belong to the state of Virginia and will doubtless be given up for the defense of the state.
Date
03/19/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Philadelphia
Document number
1794031940001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
Colonel Parker
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Fort Point
Portsmouth
Virginia
Notable items
cannons