Examination of cannons at Cecil Furnace to determine suitability for service

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Type

Letterbook

Description

Captains Barry and Truxton and Mr Da Costa examined 35 cannons and found 29 to be suitable for service.

Date

05/20/1796

Recipient

Mr. Hughes

Sent from

Philadelphia

Repository

National Archives and Records Administration

Collection

Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To

Document number

1796052015155

Page start

168

Notable persons

Mr. Hughes
Mr. Da Costa
Secretary of War
James McHenry
Captain John Barry
Captain Thomas Truxton
Truxtun
Navy

Notable locations

Philadelphia
Cecil Furnace

Notable items

cannon
frigate