[Extract of a letter from Capt. John Lillie to the Secretary of War]
Document 1795At request of Capt. Revere, Lillie proved howitzer which he just cast for United States.
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Extract of a letter from Capt John Lellie to the Secretary of War dated Gloucester 20 August 1795
At the request of Col. Revere I have been at Boston and proved the other howitzer which he has cast for the United States to replace that which burst the last spring —
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Clerk War Office
[7543]
[1 Aug]
Type
Extract of Letter
Description
At request of Capt. Revere, Lillie proved howitzer which he just cast for United States.
Date
08/20/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Gloucester
Document number
1795082040001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Timothy Pickering
John Lillio
John Lillie
Captain Revere
Notable locations
Gloucester
War Department
Notable items
howitzer
cannon