Cannon to be Transported to Hodgdon
Document 1794The cannon with their carriages will be loaded onto the boats and addressed to Chauncey Whittlesley at Middletown to be transported to Samuel Hodgdon at Philadelphia.
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[Extract of a Letter from John Bryant to the Secretary of War dated Springfield Aug 5, 1794]
[Received from State Dep't. Nov. 24. 1894. B.P.O. 401310.]
Extract of a Letter from John Bryant to the Secretary of War dated Springfield Aug 5, 1794
" The Fifteen 6 pounders, and Ten 3 pounders with their Carriages will be put on board the Boats this afternoon, [strikethrough: addressed] to Chauncey Whittlesey Esqr at Middletown to be transported to Philadelphia to Samuel Hodgdon Esqr.
"I wished to have longer time to fit the Carriages, to paint the New Ones, & repair the Old ones, the 3 pounders are number-ed on the Trunnions and the Carriages on the Capsquares"
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[signed] [undecipherable: Stagg] Jun
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
The cannon with their carriages will be loaded onto the boats and addressed to Chauncey Whittlesley at Middletown to be transported to Samuel Hodgdon at Philadelphia.
Date
08/05/1794
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Springfield
Document number
1794080540201
Page start
1
Notable persons
Henry Knox
John Bryant
John Stagg
Notable locations
Springfield
Notable items
six pounders
three pounders
trunnions
capsquares