Report on condition of cannon at Baltimore Ports
Document 1794Report written and signed by George P. Keeports reporting on the condition of the cannons at Fort Whetstone Point and Fells Point. The cannons are without carriages, are covered with dirt and water, and are rusty.
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[Petition of Commee of Baltimore on fortifications D. R. Nash 1794]
[Received State Dep't. Nov. 24, 1804. E.P.C.80580.]
Type
Document Signed
Description
Report written and signed by George P. Keeports reporting on the condition of the cannons at Fort Whetstone Point and Fells Point. The cannons are without carriages, are covered with dirt and water, and are rusty.
Date
03/21/1794
Author
Sent from
Baltimore Maryland
Document number
1794032115001
Page start
1
Notable persons
George P. Keeports
Captain Stodder
Stricker
Notable locations
Baltimore
Fort Whetstone Point
Fells Point
Maryland
Notable items
return
cannons
carriages
iron ordnance
upper battery
lower battery
chambers
bores
rust
balls
cast
windage
caliber
calibres
pounders