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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[Return of Cannon at Baltimore 28 March 1794]
[Received from State Dep't. No. R.P.O.401810.]
Gun Ordnance at Fort Whetstone Point the 12 of March 1794 —
2. twelve or nine pounders laying in the river about low water Mark
8 Nine pounders }
6. Eighteen ditto } upper Battery
5. Eighteen ditto }
2. Twelve ditto } Lower Battery.
1. Four ditto —
[tot] 24.
The above Cannon are without Carriages the most of them with their muzzles up appear to have much dirt and water in them, some partly covered in the ground and the whole in such a situation as is most likely to injure the chambers and bores by rust —
signed. Geo. P. Keeports.
N.B There also are two eighteen pounders at Fells point —
Captr Stodder says four. They are all in miserable condition must be scaled and proved and have Balls cast properly for them - otherwise Stodder says the Windage in the Calibres will be so great as to render direction very uncertain —
I conferred with him and have his concurrences generally in the plan proposed —
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

