Shipment to Colonel Hughes' Furnace
Document 1795Mr. DaCosta has informed Pickering that the [?] have been wrought for the frigate 24-pound cannon at Cecil furnace. They should be packed in a box and sent on the stage to the Charleston office located between the Head of Elk and the Susquehannah and three miles from Colonel Hughes' furnace where they are needed.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Mr. DaCosta has informed Pickering that the [?] have been wrought for the frigate 24-pound cannon at Cecil furnace. They should be packed in a box and sent on the stage to the Charleston office located between the Head of Elk and the Susquehannah and three miles from Colonel Hughes' furnace where they are needed.
Date
11/24/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1795112400001
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Timothy Pickering
Colonel Hughes
Dacosta
Notable locations
War Office
Charleston
Head of Elk
Susqhehanna
Wilmington
Notable items
casks of powder
Hughes' furnace
carriage
the stage
frigate 24 pound cannon
Cecil furnace